Staphylococcus aureus has the potential to develop durable vancomycin resistance, according to a study published August 28, 2024, in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Samuel Blechman and Erik ...

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most urgent threats to global health, linked to an estimated 4.7 million deaths worldwide ...

Antibiotic resistance is becoming an accelerating crisis because of the overuse and misuse of antibiotics over many years.

Purpose. The feasibility of using a limitedsampling algorithm for administration of vancomycin for treatment of vascular-access-related bacteremia in outpatient high flux hemodialysis was investigated ...

Vancomycin flushing syndrome (VFS) is a reaction to the antibiotic drug vancomycin. Common symptoms consist of a rash that itches during or after the infusion of vancomycin. VFS is the most common ...

Vancomycin is a generic prescription drug that’s used to treat certain types of bacterial infections in adults and children. Vancomycin’s cost may depend on factors such as your dosage, whether you ...

VANCOMYCIN is a penicillinase-resistant antibiotic that may be used in the treatment of staphylococcal infections. Because it is known to be excreted chiefly through the kidneys in normal persons 1 ...

The natural product vancomycin is an antibiotic of last resort, used when other antibacterial agents aren't effective. But some bacteria have developed resistance to vancomycin. Researchers have now ...

Vancomycin has only rarely been implicated as a cause of thrombocytopenia, and there is only limited evidence that this complication is caused by immune mechanisms. We conducted a study to determine ...

Vancomycin flushing syndrome (VFS) is a reaction to the antibiotic vancomycin. Symptoms include flushing and itching, among others. VFS was previously known as “red man syndrome.” However, the name ...