A Complex Case of Idiopathic Purulent Pericarditis in an Immunocompetent Adult.

Acute purulent pericarditis is a fatal complication of bacterial pericarditis. Purulent pericarditis usually arises secondary to an infection that spreads directly or hematogenously. The mortality rate reaches 100% in untreated purulent pericarditis.

Is fat-free mass-based gentamicin dosing regimen preferable than whole-body weight in neonates?

Importance: Body fluid dynamics and renal maturation status vary during the neonatal period. We hypothesized that differences in peak and trough gentamicin concentrations could be expected.

Objective: To predict the peak and trough gentamicin concentrations in critically ill neonates and to predict the changes in the predicted peak plasma concentrations of gentamicin following fat-free mass dosing.