LP16306-0
Vancomycin
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Reference Information
| Type | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Citation | PubMed Central | Vancomycin is a tricyclic glycopeptide antibiotic. It is used parenterally to treat septicemia, ;neumonie, cellulitis, endocarditis, and methicillin-resistant S aureus meningitis. It is used orally to treat Clostridium difficile pseudomembranous colitis. Adverse drug reactions to vancomycin include nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, and hematologic toxicity. Vancomycin is also known to cause IgE-mediated reactions including anaphylaxis. PMID: 27156746 |
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Vancomycin
- Part Display Name
- Vancomycin
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Vancomycin
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 万古霉素 |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Vancomycine |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Vankomütsiin |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Vancomicina |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Vancomicina |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Βανκομυκίνη Synonyms: Βανκομυκίνη |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Vankomisin |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Ванкомицин |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | vancomycine |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Vancomycine |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Vancomycine |
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