Journal:
:asia pacific journal of medical toxicology
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sezin unal division of neonatology, department of pediatrics, gazi university hospital, ankara, turkey
canan turkyilmaz division of neonatology, department of pediatrics, gazi university hospital, ankara, turkey
hulya kayilioglu division of neonatology, department of pediatrics, gazi university hospital, ankara, turkey
selma aktas division of neonatology, department of pediatrics, gazi university hospital, ankara, turkey
yildiz atalay division of neonatology, department of pediatrics, gazi university hospital, ankara, turkey
background: mostly seen toxicities following vancomycin are ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity. we here report a very low birth weight preterm neonate who developed severe episodes of apnea after accidental iatrogenic vancomycin overdose, responsive to treatment with double volume exchange transfusion. case report: a preterm neonate weighing 1380 grams received two doses of 10-fold of the normal do...
