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      High-dose vancomycin therapy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections: efficacy and toxicity.

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          Vancomycin hydrochloride treatment failure for infections caused by susceptible methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains with high minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) has prompted recent guidelines to recommend a higher vancomycin target trough of 15 to 20 microg/mL.

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          Journal
          Arch Intern Med
          Archives of internal medicine
          American Medical Association (AMA)
          0003-9926
          0003-9926
          Oct 23 2006
          : 166
          : 19
          Affiliations
          [1 ] University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, and Western University, Pomona, Calif, USA.
          Article
          166/19/2138
          10.1001/archinte.166.19.2138
          17060545
          eff5fac8-57c6-4ab9-8f79-52e2f4b1fccc
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