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Comment
. 2013 Dec;32(12):1403-4.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000003.

Lower vancomycin serum trough concentrations might not be the answer

Andrea Hahn  1 , Alexander A Vinks
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Lower vancomycin serum trough concentrations might not be the answer

Andrea Hahn et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Dec.
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  • Reply: To PMID 23652479.
    Frymoyer A, Hersh AL. Frymoyer A, et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Dec;32(12):1404. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000037. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013. PMID: 24569316 No abstract available.

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