Abstract
A 14-month-old girl with chronic renal insufficiency received a massive overdose of vancomycin, resulting in worsened renal failure and ototoxicity. We report the use of combined charcoal hemoperfusion and dialysis to accelerate vancomycin removal in this patient.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / blood
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / poisoning*
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Antidotes / therapeutic use*
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Charcoal / therapeutic use*
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Drug Overdose / therapy
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Female
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Hemoperfusion*
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Humans
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Infant
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Kidney Failure, Chronic / blood
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Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications*
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Vancomycin / blood
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Vancomycin / poisoning*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Antidotes
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Charcoal
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Vancomycin