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Vancomycin

Known as: Vancomycinum, (2.2Sp,3.5sa,2.6sp)-O(4.2),C(3.4):c(5.4),O(4.6):c(3.5),C(2.7)-tricyclo[N-methyl-D-leucyl-3-chloro-(R)-beta-hydroxy-D-tyrosyl-L-asparaginyl-D-2-(4-{[2-O-(3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-3-C-methyl-alpha-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]oxy}phenyl)glycyl-D-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)glycyl-3-chloro-(R)-beta-hydroxy-L-tyrosyl-L-2-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)glycine], Vancomycin [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A branched tricyclic glycosylated peptide with bactericidal activity against most organisms and bacteriostatic effect on enterococci. At a site… 
National Institutes of Health

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAntibioticsGlycosides
Bacterial EndocarditisBacterial InfectionsEnterocolitis, PseudomembranousHearing problem

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LY 191145LY 329332N-demethylvancomycinVancocin

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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Separation of enantiomers using vancomycin in a countercurrent process by suppression of electroosmosis.
Excellent separations were achieved using a coated column to suppress electroosmotic flow and employing a countercurrent process… 
1994
1994
Randomized Comparison Trial of Teicoplanin IV, Teicoplanin IM, and Cefazolin Therapy for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Caused by Gram‐Positive Bacteria
Teicoplanin, a glycopeptide antibiotic chemically related to the vancomycinristocetin group of antibiotics, has potent activity… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Ciprofloxacin for eradication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization.
Ciprofloxacin (750 mg orally twice a day) was used to treat 22 episodes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA… 
1984
1984
Pharmacokinetics of vancomycin in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
The pharmacokinetics of vancomycin were studied in four patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. After a single… 
1984
1984
In vitro activities of teichomycin, fusidic acid, flucloxacillin, fosfomycin, and vancomycin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Flucloxacillin, fosfomycin, fusidic acid, teichomycin, and vancomycin were tested against 50 clinical isolates of methicillin… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
Vancomycin and cardiac arrest.
Excerpt To the editor: Neither a recent review of the neurotoxicity of antibacterial agents (1) nor thePhysician's Desk Reference… 
1983
1983
Synergy of combinations of vancomycin, gentamicin, and rifampin against methicillin-resistant, coagulase-negative staphylococci
The activity of combinations of vancomycin (2 or 10 micrograms/ml), gentamicin (0.3 micrograms/ml), and rifampin (0.03 micrograms… 
1981
1981
Pharmacology and efficacy of vancomycin for staphylococcal infections in children.
Vancomycin is effective against most multiply resistant staphylococci, organisms that are becoming increasingly important in… 
1979
1979
High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Assay of Vancomycin in Serum
Summary A liquid chromatographic procedure is described for rapid and accurate quantitation of vancomycin in serum. Vancomycin is… 
1977
1977
Anaphylactoid reaction to vancomycin during anesthesia: a case report.
NTIBIOTICS are now commonly adminisA tered intravenously during anesthesia in a variety of surgical procedures. In neurosurgery…