title: [Optimal vancomycin serum level in Staphylococcus aureus infections?].
abstract: Vancomycin is the cornerstone of therapy against methicillin-resistant Staphylococus aureus in both community and nosocomial-acquired infections. Because vancomycin is a concentration-independent or time-dependant antibiotic, most clinicians have abandoned the routine practice of determining peak serum concentrations to rely solely on monitoring serum concentrations. The so-called therapeutic range most often quoted for vancomycin was assessed for through serum concentrations of 5-10 mg/l. But prolonged exposure to serum concentration close to the MIC is associated with the emergence of resistance. More recent guidelines recommended vancomycin in concentrations of 15-20 mg/l for the treatment of severe Staphylococcus infections or in situations where vancomycin penetration is poor. However, because of the great variability of vancomycin MIC(S) (0,12-4 mg/l) of susceptible Staphylococcus strains, guidelines should recommend through serum concentrations of 5-10 times the MIC.
authors.affiliation: Service de microbiologie, hôpital Robert-Debré, APHP, 48, boulevard Sérurier, 75935 Paris cedex 19, France. edouard.bingen@rdb.aphp.fr <edouard.bingen@rdb.aphp.fr>
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bingen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mariani-Kurkdjian
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nebbad
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin