Evaluation of a vancomycin dosing regimen for patients on high flux hemodialysis: an observational study.

Unlabelled: Vancomycin is the mainstay antibiotic used in hemodialysis group due to high prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. For years regimens of vancomycin in high flux hemodialysis (HFHD) patients were designed to achieve a pre-dialysis vancomycin concentration between 5-20 ug/mL. Recent guidelines increased the recommended pre-dialysis level to 15-20 ug/ml for health care associated infections, bacteremia and osteomyelitis.