Vancomycin. A new old agent.
Interest in vancomycin has been rekindled by the emergence of resistant gram-positive pathogens and the improvement in drug purity. The antimicrobial activity, pharmacokinetics, clinical indications, dosing schedules, and adverse reactions of vancomycin are summarized.
Ingerman
M J
MJ
Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Santoro
J
J
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014640:Vancomycin