vancomycin
IPA: vænkoʊmˈaɪsɪn
noun
- (pharmacology) A glycopeptide antibiotic C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄ produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis, used in the form of its hydrochloride C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄·HCl against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci resistant to meticillin and enterococci.
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Examples of "vancomycin" in Sentences
- Vancomycin resistance is a rare occurrence.
- Vancomycin is only one molecule, not a blend.
- Vancomycin only works on gram positive bacteria.
- Telavancin is a synthetic derivative of vancomycin.
- Resistance to vancomycin is also becoming more common.
- Also, I don't understand the paragraph about oral vancomycin.
- The addition of rifampin to vancomycin also has been effective.
- This left vancomycin as the only effective agent available at the time.
- CDAD is usually treated with the antibiotics vancomycin, metronidazole or both.
- Eli Lilly first marketed vancomycin hydrochloride under the trade name Vancocin.