NAPLEX Question of the Day
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As the clinical pharmacist rounding in the NICU, you are asked to recommend a starting dose of vancomycin for a 2-month-old (5.2 kg) with suspected MRSA bacteremia. The infant has moderately reduced renal function (SCr 0.6 mg/dL), and the team wants guidance on mg/kg dosing, dosing interval by postmenstrual age, and monitoring parameters for trough targets and nephrotoxicity. They also ask whether any dosing adjustments are needed if renal function declines further. You need a reliable, pediatric-specific reference that provides neonatal and infant dosing tables with renal adjustments and monitoring recommendations.
Which of the following is the most appropriate resource to consult in this scenario?