Abstract:Background
The trough concentration of teicoplanin should be >10 mg/L for successful treatment, although it needs to be >20 mg/L for more severe staphylococcal infections, such as endocarditis and osteomyelitis.
Purpose To analyse the trough serum concentrations for teicoplanin by therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in current clinical practise in our hospital.
Materials and Methods Descriptive, analytical, observational study involving the first determination of trough serum concentration of teicoplanin, intr… Show more
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