title: Practical guidelines for vancomycin usage, with prospective drug-utilization evaluation.
abstract: To strengthen guidelines for vancomycin use, practical guidelines were developed. A prospective survey was conducted of all patients receiving vancomycin during two 1-month periods, 1 year apart, during which significant improvements were noted. Practical guidelines may contribute to appropriateness of vancomycin use, serve as educational tools, and facilitate improved surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Hebrew University, Hadassah-Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Drori-Zeides
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raveh
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Schlesinger
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Yinnon
mesh_terms: D017723:Drug Utilization Review; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000592:standards; D007557:Israel; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
chemical_list: D014640:Vancomycin