vancomycin
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Definition of vancomycin
: an antibiotic C66H75Cl2N9O24 derived from an actinomycete (Amycolatopsis orientalis synonym Streptomyces orientalis) that is effective against gram-positive bacteria and is used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride C66H75Cl2N9O24·HCl especially against staphylococci resistant to methicillin
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Treatment with vancomycin, a powerful antibiotic that is not absorbed in the bloodstream but stays in the gut, could bring temporary relief. — Bob Roehr, Smithsonian, "How the Gut Microbiome Could Provide a New Tool to Treat Autism," 14 June 2019 Is vancomycin needed to knock down the existing microbial ecosystem prior to an influx of healthy gut bacteria? — Bob Roehr, Smithsonian, "How the Gut Microbiome Could Provide a New Tool to Treat Autism," 14 June 2019 Civica Rx, the nonprofit drugmaking venture established by the hospitals, plans to begin distributing vancomycin hydrochloride and daptomycin before the end of September, according to Civica’s chief executive. — Melanie Evans, WSJ, "Hospital Drug-Making Venture Picks Antibiotics as First Products," 15 May 2019 Researchers were able to identify a chemical defense from the sponges that appeared more potent than the medicine, vancomycin, given intravenously to combat the C.diff. — Anne Geggis, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Sea sponges may hold key to fighting killer infections," 22 June 2018 The comprehensive 2,500-word document took issue with a gamut of things—and recounted an incident in which the plant received a complaint about particulate matter found in an injection of the antibiotic vancomycin. — Erika Fry, Fortune, "Critical Condition: Inside Pfizer’s Drug Supply Problem," 22 May 2018 In that study, 8 of 10 boys with severe autism showed significant improvements while taking the antibiotic vancomycin. — John Rodakis, WSJ, "Autism Research Should Be Financed Like Venture Capital," 28 Sep. 2017 A new version of vancomycin is much more effective at fighting Enterococci bacteria, which is found in hospitals and can cause dangerous wound and blood infections. — Elizabeth Roberts, CNN, "Powerful new antibiotic could halt superbugs," 30 May 2017 Even with the current synthesis method, the new vancomycin should be medicinally useful, the study said. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Antibiotic of last resort made potently resistant to superbugs," 29 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vancomycin.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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vancomycin
noun
van·co·my·cin
| \ ˌvaŋ-kə-ˈmīs-ᵊn
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Medical Definition of vancomycin
: an antibiotic C66H75Cl2N9O24 derived from an actinomycete (Amycolatopsis orientalis synonym Streptomyces orientalis synonym Nocardia orientalis) that is effective against gram-positive bacteria and is used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride C66H75Cl2N9O24·HCl especially against staphylococci resistant to methicillin — see vancocin