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An antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections
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vancomycin
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Wikipedia
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Vancomycin is an antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections . It is recommended intravenously as a first-line treatment for complicated skin infections , bloodstream infections , endocarditis , bone and joint infections, and meningitis caused ...
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n. an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections [syn: Vancocin ]
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) A glycopeptide antibiotic, produced by the actinomycete ''Amycolaptosis orientalis'', used against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci and enterococci.
Usage examples of vancomycin.
Penicillin, ampicillin, neomycin, vancomycin, even ciprofloxacin, you name it.
Penicillin, ampicillin, neomycin, vancomycin, even ciprofloxacin, you name it.
Despite treatment with a broad range of antibiotics, including vancomycin, the infections had proved impossible to check.