UF Health Shands Hospital

Beta-Lactam Dose Optimization Using Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Pediatric Patients

OBJECTIVE: Beta-lactam therapeutic drug monitoring (BL-TDM) is underused in pediatric patients where drug exposure is highly variable. This study evaluated the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) target attainment of BLs in pediatrics. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective ob...

Burden and Risk Factors for Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Among Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients

BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes substantial morbidity in pediatric hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients; however, risk factors for severe disease remain incompletely characterized. METHODS: We conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study acros...

Exogenous lipoid pneumonia from chronic mineral oil aspiration complicated by cavitary Mycobacterium abscessus infection

Lipoid pneumonia is a rare inflammatory lung disease that results from the accumulation of lipids within the alveoli. It is classified as either exogenous or endogenous based on the source of the lipid material. Endogenous lipoid pneumonia commonly occurs in inflammatory lung dis...