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Vancomycin - Coggle Diagram
Vancomycin
Therapeutic uses:
• Skin and soft-tissue infections
• Bacteremia and endocarditis due to gram-positive bacteria
• Meningitis
• Clostridium difficile colitis (oral formulation)
• Surgical prophylaxis for procedures with high risk of MRSA
• Pneumonia
Clinical pharmacology and tips
• Good activity vs. vast majority of gram-positive bacteria, Staphylococcus (including MRSA), streptococci, E. faecalis
• Oral formulation not well absorbed and used only for treatment of C. difficile colitis
• Modest CNS penetration in presence of inflammation
• Renal elimination
• Infusion-related reactions associated with rapid infusion
• Nephrotoxicity with greater doses