AMIKACIN

Last week there were a few headlines related to “the superbug doctors have been dreading,” and some comments regarding sensationalism. I wanted to take a couple paragraphs to review the facts and discuss the clinical implications, while hopefully avoiding sensationalism. **Where it all Began** The s

Age: 63 Sex: male Height: 6,1 (185 cm) Weight: approx 187, was 220 before it all started (85 kg, used to be 100 kg) Race: Caucasian Duration of complaint: 8 weeks Location: Italy - body: systemic condition Existing medical issues: hypertension, lung cancer in the right lung treated in 2018 (adenocar

We don't do it already at my site, but I want to propose to my directors that we institute a Pharmacist driven drug monitoring program. I know it's done to some capacity at some hospitals, but I can't seem to find any literature on it or policies online. Only that the AMA was against it in 2000 (to

I (38M) suffered from perforated appendicitis a month ago and had to have open abdomen surgery, and after the surgery a drain was setup. 4 days after the operation the drain started draining thick pus, and I was kept in hospital for another 16 days. While I was in hospital for the 20 days in total,

Mikolaj 5 years, old, male, Diagosed atypical ASD, Poland I am a desperate father from Poland turning into an investigator. My son was born with severe complications (now diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy/MPD). The hospital claims it was due to "maternal diabetes" and "intrauterine infection." Lawyers h

So tonight I had this pt with a recent history of AGEP (Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis) basically a rare drug induced severe skin reaction similar to TENS/SJS/DRESS. They also have AKI on questionable CKD presumably caused by inflammation that is resolving slowly. Nephrology recommends a

Hey team. Has anyone got any experience or references with 3x weekly IV amikacin therapeutic drug monitoring? Have a patient at the moment who is developing high requencey hearing loss. Any help is welcome. Thanks!