vancomycin
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van·co·my·cin (v

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n, v

An antibiotic, C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄, produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis (formerly Streptomyces orientalis), found in Indonesian and Indian soil, and effective against staphylococci and spirochetes.

[vanco-, of unknown origin + -mycin.]

vancomycin [ˌvænkəʊˈmaɪsɪn]

(Medicine / Pharmacology) an antibiotic effective against most Gram-positive organisms. It is given by intravenous infusions for serious infections that are resistant to other antibiotics

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vancomycin - an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections

Vancocin

antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"

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vancomycin (redirected from Red neck syndrome)

vancomycin
(redirected from Red neck syndrome)