Antibacterial obtained from Streptomyces orientalis. It is a glycopeptide related to ristocetin that inhibits bacterial cell wall assembly and is toxic to kidneys and the inner ear.
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Administered intravenously, vancomycin is indicated in adult and pediatric patients for the treatment of septicemia, infective endocarditis, skin and skin structure infections, bone infections, and lower respiratory tract infections. Administered orally, vancomycin is indicated in adult and pediatric patients for the treatment of Clostridium difficile-associ...
Universitäsklinikum Tübingen, Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Tübingen, Germany
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Federal Healthcare Institute "Novosibirsk Scientific Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedy Rosmeditechnology", Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
Gundersen Clinic, LTD, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Rabin Medical Center; Beilinson Hospital and Davidoff Cancer Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
Idaho Falls Infectious Diseases, PLLC, Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
Michael E. Debakey VAMC, Houston, Texas, United States
Bay Pines VAMC, Bay Pines, Florida, United States
John D. Dingell VAMC, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Angus, United Kingdom
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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