From: Vancomycin dose adjustment in severe burn patients based on trough level for drug effectiveness against pathogens at 1 mg/l minimum inhibitory concentration
Parameter
Initial dose
Adjusted dose
P value
Daily dose (mg/kg/day)
28.6
42.9
0.01
Trough levels (μg/ml)
7.1(3.6 to 13.3)
16.0 (12.0 to 23.3)
<0.001
AUC/MIC (MIC: 1 mg/l)
436 (248 to 659)
648 (467 to 942)
0.02