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...
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, AZ, Tucson, Arizona, United States
VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA, Seattle, Washington, United States
Asheville VA Medical Center, Asheville, NC, Asheville, North Carolina, United States
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Sharp Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, California, United States
Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, California, United States
Orhopedic Hospital Speising, Vienna, Austria
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