PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL, cilt.24, sa.11, ss.979-983, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Background: Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) results in substantial decrease in nephron number and renal and hepatic organ mass in experimental animals and newborn infants. Because the liver and the kidneys are the major organs for drug biotransformation and elimination, any decrease in their size and function may lead to impaired metabolism and elimination of drugs in newborns with IUGR. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that IUGR results in prolonged renal elimination of vancomycin in newborns.