192Vancomycin Dosing in Obese and Morbidly Obese Patients with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Pneumonia
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192. Vancomycin Dosing in Obese and Morbidly Obese Patients with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Pneumonia Haley Morrill, PharmD; Aisling Caffrey, PhD, MS; Eunsun Noh, PhD, MS; Kerry Laplante, PharmD; College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI; Infectious Diseases Research Program, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI; Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI
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