[Pharmacologic clinical monitoring of serum vancomycin levels in pediatric patients].

Objective: To analyze the results from the clinical monitoring of serum vancomycin levels among pediatric patients receiving this drug.

Methods: Retrospective study of data from routine monitoring of serum vancomycin concentrations. The study population includes children who received vancomycin for more than 3 days and had peak and trough vancomycin serum concentration documented.

[Acute respiratory infections in children attending a child day care center].

Objective: To assess the incidence of acute respiratory infections and bacterial colonization in children attending a daycare center.

Material And Methods: A cohort study was conducted from April to Octuber 1999, among 85 children aged under four years, who attended the daycare center at Hospital Infantil de Mexico (Mexico City's Children's Hospital) "Federico Gómez". Acute respiratory infection incidence rates and quarterly point prevalence figures of nasopharyngeal colonization were obtained.