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Editorial
. 2021 Oct 1;49(10):1844-1847.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005121.

New Ways to Skin a Cat or Still a Cat Chasing Its Tail? Bayesian Vancomycin Monitoring in the ICU

Alexander H Flannery  1   2 , Katherine B Landmesser  2 , Ryan P Mynatt  2
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New Ways to Skin a Cat or Still a Cat Chasing Its Tail? Bayesian Vancomycin Monitoring in the ICU

Alexander H Flannery et al. Crit Care Med. .
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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report receiving grant support from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Foundation to study Bayesian vancomycin monitoring. Dr. Flannery’s institution received funding from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Foundation. Dr. Landmesser received funding from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Foundation. Dr. Mynatt has disclosed that he does not have any potential conflicts of interest.

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