vancomycin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌvæŋ.kəˈmaɪ.sɪn/
Etymology
Etymology tree English vanquish Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -mycin English vancomycin From vanquish + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic produced by a Streptomyces strain”).
Meanings
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(uncountable) A glycopeptide antibiotic C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄ produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis, used in the form of its hydrochloride C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄·HCl against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci resistant to meticillin and enterococci.
Vancomycin was given intravenously in doses of 0.5 gm. at 6-hour intervals for periods of up to 4 weeks to 9 patients, all of whom had staphylococcal infections.
1956, J. Geraci, “Some Laboratory and Clinical Experiences with a New Antibiotic, Vancomycin”, in Proc. Staff, Meetings Mayo Clinic, volume 31, number 21, page 564:
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Translations (4)
fr vancomycine (Translations) · cmn 萬古黴素 /万古霉素 (Translations) · it vancomicina (Translations) · pt vancomicina (Translations)