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vancomycin Pharm.|væŋkəʊˈmaɪsɪn|
[f. vanco-, of unkn. origin + -mycin.]
A glycopeptide antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces orientalis and active against most Gram-positive bacteria.
1956M. H. McCormick et al. in Antibiotics Ann. 1955–6 606 A new antimicrobial agent, vancomycin, has been isolated..from strains of Streptomyces orientalis, n. sp. 1974R. M. Kirk et al. Surgery ii. 29/1 Vancomycin is effective against some penicillin-resistant staphylococci but is too toxic for routine use. 1982Brit. Med. Jrnl. 22 May 1508/2 In the past few years..vancomycin has reemerged as a valuable antibiotic in three clinical settings: endocarditis, multiresistant staphylococcal infections, and as the first-line treatment of pseudomembranous colitis. |