Continuous infusion versus intermittent administration of vancomycin in critically ill patients with Gram-positive infections resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics

Abstract

Continuous infusion and intermittent administration of vancomycin provided equivalent clinical and microbiological outcome. Neither continuous nor intermittent administration of vancomycin was associated with worsening of kidney functions.

Keywords

• Continuous
• infusion
• versus
• intermittent
• administration
• vancomycin
• critically
• patients
• Gram-positive
• infections
• resistant
• beta-lactam
• antibiotics