title: [Analysis of serum vancomycin concentration after administration of different doses in children with Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze serum vancomycin concentration after administration of different therapeutic doses in children with Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia (SAP) in order to determine the appropriate dose of vancomycin in clinical administration.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data of 35 children who were diagnosed with SAP and treated with vancomycin from January 2008 to December 2013 were retrospectively analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 35 SAP cases with vancomycin therapy, 22 cases (63%) had serum vancomycin trough concentration monitored. The numbers of cases with vancomycin at 10, 12.5, and 15 mg/(kg·dose) × every 6 hours (q6h) were 11, 4 and 7, respectively. The mean serum trough concentration of vancomycin in the 15 mg/(kg·dose) group was 14.98 mg/L, which was significantly higher than in the 10 mg/(kg·dose) and 12.5 mg/(kg·dose) groups (4.97 and 8.00 mg/L respectively; P<0.05). The percentage of cases that reached the expected trough concentration in the 15 mg/(kg·dose) group (71%) was significantly higher than that in the 10 mg/(kg·dose) group (9%), but there was no significant difference in this percentage between the 15 mg/(kg·dose) and 12.5 mg/(kg·dose) groups (71% vs 25%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The reasonable dosage of vancomycin for the treatment of pediatric SAP is 15 mg/(kg·dose) × q6h or 60 mg/(kg·d).
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Disease, Children&prime;s Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China. luozhengxiu816@163.com.
authors.forename: Guang-Li
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhamg
authors.forename: Ru
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Si-Ying
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jun-Qi
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Dong-Wei
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zheng-Xiu
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011023:Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin