vancomycin
Sign in to saveVancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic medication used to treat certain bacterial infections. It is administered intravenously (injection into a vein) to treat complicated skin infections, bloodstream infections, endocarditis, bone and joint infections, and meningitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Blood levels may be measured to determine the correct dose. Vancomycin is also taken orally (by mouth) to treat Clostridioides difficile infections. When taken orally, it is poorly absorbed.
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- Medical uses
- Spectrum of susceptibility
- Side effects
- Oral administration
- Intravenous administration
- Nephrotoxicity
- Interactions with other nephrotoxins
- Vancomycin Flushing Reaction (aka "Red man syndrome")
- Dosing considerations
- Routes of administration
- Intravenous
- Oral
- Inhaled (off-label)
- Rectal (off-label)
- Therapeutic drug monitoring
- Chemistry
- Biosynthesis
- Total synthesis
- Mechanism of action
- Plant tissue culture
- Antibiotic resistance
- Intrinsic resistance
- Acquired resistance
- "Regained" vancomycin
- History
- Research
- References
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