vancomycin — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. 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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   Vancomycin was given intravenously in doses of 0.5 gm. at 6-hour intervals for periods of up to 4 weeks to 9 patients, all of whom had staphylococcal infections.

Substantiv

1. an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections

   Synonyme

   Vancocin

   Oberbegriffe

   antibioticantibiotic drug