
The ideal parameter for vancomycin monitoring is the area under the curve, which can be calculated using pharmacokinetic equations or Bayesian software.
Tan is program director, Pharmacy Fellowship Infectious Diseases Adult Infectious Diseases, and clinical pharmacy specialist at Loma Linda University Medical Center in California. Her translational research focuses on health outcomes, gram-negative resistance, and clinical pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) optimization.

The ideal parameter for vancomycin monitoring is the area under the curve, which can be calculated using pharmacokinetic equations or Bayesian software.

This agent is likely best utilized as part of a combination when treating this bacterium but data regarding appropriate combinations are scarce.

This crisis has united multidisciplinary groups and laid the foundation to better equip the health care workforce for future pandemics.

This novel, rapid diagnostic assay uses polymerase chain reaction and magnetic resonance to identify the 5 most common Candida species.