title: [Efficacy and nephrotoxicity of vancomycin in the treatment of Gram positive infections].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy and nephrotoxicity of vancomycin in the treatment of Gram positive infections.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study of 84 patients with Gram positive infections who were treated with vancomycin in intensive care unit of Peking union medical college hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Clinical effective rate was 90% (76/84), and bacterial eradication rate was also 90% (76/84). By univariate analysis, lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) and longer duration of infection prior to vancomycin treatment were associated with poor clinical response, while LRTI and higher total dose of vancomycin were associated with poor bacteriologic response. The prevalence of nephrotoxicity ranged from 11% (9/84) to 14% (12/84). There was no significant difference in terms of nephrotoxicity prevalence whichever criteria of nephrotoxicity was applied. Nephrotoxicity could be reversed, either during or after treatment, in 22% to 44% of patients. The development of nephrotoxicity was associated with LRTI and poor bacteriological response.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vancomycin is a reliable and safe antibiotic in the treatment of Gram positive infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: De-chang
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Da-wei
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin