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Webcontent Lab Tests Online®Copyright Copyright © 2021 Lab Tests Online. All rights reserved. Vancomycin
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 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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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
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Vankomisin
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Ванкомицин
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) vancomycine
fr-BE French (Belgium) Vancomycine