An Intervention to Improve the Timing of Vancomycin Levels
Open Access
- 1 December 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 140 (6) , 801-806
Abstract
Objectives. Blood samples for vancomycin levels are often drawn too early, leading to potential misinterpretation of results. However, only a few studiKeywords
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