Look up: vancomycin


  1. vancomycin
    [n] - an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections
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  2. Vancomycin
    Noun: A drug which is a highly effective antibiotic against some forms of bacteria. It is derived from a micro-organism found in Indonesian and Indian soil. It can have very severe side effects such as damaging the inner ear or the kidneys. Due to this it's blood levels are carefully monitored and i...
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  3. vancomycin
    Complex glycopeptide antibiotic produced by actinomycetes. Inhibits peptidoglycan synthesis. Active against many Gram positive bacteria.
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  4. vancomycin
    <drug> Complex glycopeptide antibiotic produced by actinomycetes. Inhibits peptidoglycan synthesis. Active against many gram-positive bacteria. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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  5. vancomycin
    Vancocin noun an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections
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  6. vancomycin
    (van″ko-mi´sin) an antibiotic produced by the actinomyceteAmycolatopsis orientalis, highly effective against gram-positive bacteria, especially against staphylococci; it is used as the hydrochloride salt. It is administered intravenously in the treatment of severe staphylococcal infections re...
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  7. vancomycin
    (from the article `staphylococcus`) ...in hospitals and nursing homes are particularly susceptible to MRSA infection, which is difficult to treat because of its resistance to most ...
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  8. Vancomycin
    Vancomycin INN (n) is a glycopeptide antibiotic used in the prophylaxis and treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It has traditionally been reserved as a drug of "last resort", used only after treatment with other antibiotics had failed,{Citation needed|date = September 2011} al...
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  9. vancomycin
    vancomycin (văn"kōmī'sin) , antibiotic resembling penicillin in the way it acts. It is derived from the bacterium Streptomyces orientalis, which was isolated from soil of India and Indonesia. Vancomycin destroys Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci and enterococ...
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  10. vancomycin
    Type: Term Pronunciation: van′kō-mī′sin Definitions: 1. An antibiotic isolated from cultures of Nocardia orientalis, bactericidal against gram-positive organisms; available as the hydrochloride.
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  11. vancomycin
    An antibiotic drug used to fight resistant bacterial infections.
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  12. vancomycin
    1) Antibiotic 2) Antibiotic drug 3) Vancocin
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