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. 1978 Oct;14(4):634–635. doi: 10.1128/aac.14.4.634

Safety of Oral Vancomycin in Functionally Anephric Patients

Charles S Bryan 1, Wain L White 1
PMCID: PMC352521  PMID: 718158

Abstract

Administration of a vancomycin oral solution, 2 g daily for 16 days, to functionally anephric patients without inflammatory bowel disease resulted in assayable but low (≤0.66 μg/ml) serum levels in two of the five volunteers.

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