Therapeutic monitoring of vancomycin in adult patients: a consensus review of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists.

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Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic that is one of the most widely used antibiotics in the United States for the treatment of serious gram-positive streptococcus aureus infections.

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