vancomycin
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Synonyms: lincomycin, vancocin, vancomycins
Antonyms: lincomycin, vancocin, vancomycins
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Noun
- {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} A [[glycopeptide]] [[antibiotic]] C<sub>66</sub>H<sub>75</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>N<sub>9</sub>O<sub>24</sub> produced by the [[actinomycete]] {{taxlink|Amycolaptosis orientalis|species}}, used in the form of its [[hydrochloride]] C<sub>66</sub>H<sub>75</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>N<sub>9</sub>O<sub>24</sub>·HCl against [[Gram-positive]] [[bacterium|bacteria]], especially [[staphylococcus|staphylococci]] resistant to [[meticillin]] and [[enterococcus|enterococci]].
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