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Correction: Vancomycin Dosing and Monitoring
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Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2009 Apr 20;51(1310):32
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Vancomycin Dosing and Monitoring (Med Lett Drugs Ther 2009; 51:25)

In the paragraph on dosing, the second-to-last sentence should have said that the new recommendations suggest considering use of an alternative antibiotic when the MIC for the infecting organism is ≥2 mg/L, not >2 mg/L.

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