 Vancomycin
"Vancomycin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Antibacterial obtained from Streptomyces orientalis. It is a glycopeptide related to RISTOCETIN that inhibits bacterial cell wall assembly and is toxic to kidneys and the inner ear.
| Descriptor ID |
D014640
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.400.420.925 D12.644.233.925
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| Concept/Terms |
AB-Vancomycin- AB-Vancomycin
- curasan Brand of Vancomycin Hydrochloride
Diatracin- Diatracin
- Dista Brand of Vancomycin Hydrochloride
VANCO-cell- VANCO-cell
- cell pharm Brand of Vancomycin Hydrochloride
Vanco-saar- Vanco-saar
- MIP Brand of Vancomycin Hydrochloride
Vancocin- Vancocin
- Vancomycin Lilly
- Vancocine
- Eli Lilly Brand of Vancomycin Hydrochloride
- Vancocin HCl
- Lilly Brand of Vancomycin Hydrochloride
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vancomycin" by people in Profiles.
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Rolston KV, Wang W, Nesher L, Smith JR, Rybak MJ, Prince RA. Time-kill determination of the bactericidal activity of telavancin and vancomycin against clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from cancer patients. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017 Apr; 87(4):338-342.
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Endres BT, Bassères E, Khaleduzzaman M, Alam MJ, Chesnel L, Garey KW. Evaluating the Effects of Surotomycin Treatment on Clostridium difficile Toxin A and B Production, Immune Response, and Morphological Changes. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Jun; 60(6):3519-23.
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Endres BT, Bassères E, Memariani A, Chang L, Alam MJ, Vickers RJ, Kakadiaris IA, Garey KW. A novel method for imaging the pharmacological effects of antibiotic treatment on Clostridium difficile. Anaerobe. 2016 Aug; 40:10-4.
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Thabit AK, Alam MJ, Khaleduzzaman M, Garey KW, Nicolau DP. A pilot study to assess bacterial and toxin reduction in patients with Clostridium difficile infection given fidaxomicin or vancomycin. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2016 Apr 12; 15:22.
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Rolston KV, Wang W, Nesher L, Shelburne SA, Prince RA. In vitro activity of dalbavancin and five comparator agents against common and uncommon Gram-positive organisms isolated from cancer patients. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2016 05; 69(5):381-7.
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Aitken SL, Hemmige VS, Koo HL, Vuong NN, Lasco TM, Garey KW. Real-world performance of a microarray-based rapid diagnostic for Gram-positive bloodstream infections and potential utility for antimicrobial stewardship. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2015 Jan; 81(1):4-8.
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Aitken SL, Joseph TB, Shah DN, Lasco TM, Palmer HR, DuPont HL, Xie Y, Garey KW. Healthcare resource utilization for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in a large university hospital in Houston, Texas. PLoS One. 2014; 9(7):e102848.
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Rolston K, Wang W, Nesher L, Coyle E, Shelburne S, Prince RA. In vitro activity of telavancin compared with vancomycin and linezolid against Gram-positive organisms isolated from cancer patients. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2014 Jul; 67(7):505-9.
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Ng TM, Lye DC, Chan M, Tam VH. Predictive performance of pharmacokinetic models for outpatients receiving vancomycin continuous infusion. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2014 Feb; 43(2):197-9.
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Jardin CG, Palmer HR, Shah DN, Le F, Beyda ND, Jiang Z, Garey KW. Assessment of treatment patterns and patient outcomes before vs after implementation of a severity-based Clostridium difficile infection treatment policy. J Hosp Infect. 2013 Sep; 85(1):28-32.
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