Vancomycin: Audit of American guideline‐based intermittent dose administration with focus on overweight patients

Aims Vancomycin dosing and monitoring recommendations are poorly adhered to in many institutions internationally, with concerns of treatment failure and propelling antibiotic resistance. The primary aim of this study was to audit the rate of adherence to American guidelines, with particular interest in loading dose administration. The secondary aims were (i) to determine whether or not guideline adherence results in therapeutic concentrations...