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Extended interval dosing of gentamicin in preterm infants
Ma Cecilia K Mercado1, Nancy L Brodsky, Michael K McGuire
1Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
American Journal of Perinatology
|March 17, 2004
Abstract:
Conventional interval dosing (CID) and extended interval dosing (EID) of gentamicin were compared in preterm infants. Gentamicin peak and trough levels, serum creatinine, urine output, and hearing screens were obtained in 40 preterm infants. Results suggest that EID is safe, provides gentamicin levels in desirable ranges (peak, 5 to 12 microg/mL; trough < 2 microg/mL), and reduces dosage adjustments.