Acute Kidney Injury Associated With Vancomycin When Laxity Leads to Injury and Findings on Kidney Biopsy
| Autor: | Lin Lwin, Madhavi Katikaneni, Jinil Yoo, Hugo Villanueva |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus 0301 basic medicine medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment 030106 microbiology Urology Renal function Nephrotoxicity 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Vancomycin medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) 030212 general & internal medicine Acute tubular necrosis Pharmacology Creatinine Dose-Response Relationship Drug urogenital system business.industry Acute kidney injury General Medicine Acute Kidney Injury Kidney Tubular Necrosis Acute Middle Aged Staphylococcal Infections medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Surgery chemistry Nephritis Interstitial Trough level Female Hemodialysis Drug Monitoring business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Therapeutics. 23:e1064-e1067 |
| ISSN: | 1075-2765 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/mjt.0000000000000287 |
| Popis: | The issue of vancomycin-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) has resurged with the use of intravenous vancomycin as a first-line antibiotic, often for prolonged periods of time for the management of serious methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, and with a higher recommended trough level (15-20 μg/mL). We have observed 3 patients on intravenous vancomycin who developed very high trough levels (>40 μg/mL) and severe (stage 3) AKI. Those 3 patients underwent kidney biopsy for unresolving AKI, which revealed findings compatible with acute tubular necrosis. The first patient initially developed asymptomatic acute interstitial nephritis because of a concomitant antibiotic that caused worsening of kidney function, and the dose of vancomycin was not properly adjusted while staying at the nursing home. The second was an emaciated patient (BMI, 14) whose serum creatinine level was a deceptive marker of kidney function for the proper dosing of vancomycin, resulting in a toxic level. The third patient developed vancomycin-related AKI on an initially high therapeutic level, which then contributed to further rising in vancomycin level and subsequently causing severe AKI. One patient required hemodialysis, but all 3 patients ultimately recovered their kidney function significantly. A regular monitoring (preferably twice weekly) of serum creatinine and vancomycin trough level is advisable to minimize vancomycin-associated AKI, primarily acute tubular necrosis, for patients requiring prolonged administration of vancomycin (>2 weeks) on the currently recommended higher therapeutic trough levels (>15 μg/mL). |
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