Uses : Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic isolated from the soil microorganism Streptomyces orientalis. Since the 1950s it has been given primarily to treat severe infections caused by gram-positive organisms.Its administration has increased due to the emer
Product description:
Application: |
Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic isolated from the soil microorganism Streptomyces orientalis. Since the 1950s it has been given primarily to treat severe infections caused by gram-positive organisms.Its administration has increased due to the emergence of methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. The increase has occurred worldwide, reaching nearly 10-fold in the United State since 1984. |
Antimicrobial
spectrum: |
Interferes with cell wall synthesis. |
Ntroduction: |
Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic isolated
from the soil microorganism Streptomyces orientalis. Since the
1950s it has been given primarily to treat severe infections
caused by gram-positive organisms.Its administration has increased
due to the emergence of methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus
aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. The increase has occurred
worldwide, reaching nearly 10-fold in the United State since
1984 |