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...
Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Joseph Still Research Foundation, Augusta, Georgia, United States
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Newland Medical Association, Southfield, Michigan, United States
University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Digestive Health Specialists, PA, Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
Vancouver General Hospital Intensive Care Unit, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU), Grenoble, France
Sheba Medical Center, Infectious Disease Unit, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Dept of Med/ER Med, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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