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CHLORHYDRATE VANCOMYCINE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
1404-93-9
CAS number
C66H76Cl3N9O24
formula, see observation
DEF

An antibiotic produced by the soil bacillus Amycolatopsis orientalis, which is highly effective against cocci, especially staphylococci, and other gram-positive bacteria ...

OBS

Administered intravenously in the treatment of severe staphylococcal infections resistant to other antibiotics. It is administered orally in the treatment of staphylococcal enterocolitis and antibiotic-associated pseudo-membranous enterocolitis caused by Clostridium difficile.

OBS

Active ingredient sold under a large number of commercial (trade) names, among which: Diatracin, Lyphocin, Vancocin, Vancocina, Vancocine, Vancoled, Vancor and Voncon.

OBS

Chemical formula: C66H76Cl3N9O24

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
1404-93-9
CAS number
C66H76Cl3N9O24
formula, see observation
CONT

Les études in vitro indiquent que le chlorhydrate de vancomycine exerce son action bactéricide par inhibition de la synthèse de la paroi cellulaire de nombreuses bactéries gram-positives. Certaines données indiquent également que la vancomycine altère la perméabilité de la membrane cellulaire et inhibe de façon sélective la synthèse de l'ARN.

OBS

Principe actif commercialisé, entre autres, sous les noms de Diatracin, Lyphocin, Vancocin, Vancocina, Vancocine, Vancoled, Vancor et Voncon.

OBS

Formule chimique : C66H76Cl3N9O24

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
1404-93-9
CAS number
C66H76Cl3N9O24
formula, see observation
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