teicoplanin

teicoplanin /tei·co·pla·nin/ (ti-ko-pla´nin) a glycopeptide antibiotic used as a less toxic alternative to vancomycin in the treatment of infections caused by gram-positive bacteria.

teicoplanin

[ti-ko-pla′nin]

a glycopeptide antibiotic produced by the bacterium Actinoplanes teichomyceticus, used as a less toxic alternative to vancomycin in the treatment of moderate to severe infections caused by gram-positive bacteria when other antibiotics cannot be used.

teicoplanin [ti-ko-pla´nin]

teicoplanin

a glycopeptide antibiotic, similar to vancomycin, used in the treatment of serious gram-positive infections.

teicoplanin

Infectious disease An antibiotic that may be effective against teichomycin and vancomycin-resistant–multiply-resistant enterococci. See Antibiotic resistance.

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Enterococcus faecium vancomycin-resistant enterococcus	No isolates showed resistance to linezolid, vancomycin, or teicoplanin. Cross-border dissemination of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ... by Deurenberg, Ruud H.; Nulens, Eric; Valvatne, Havard; Sebastian, Silvie; Driessen, Christel; Craeghs, / Emerging Infectious Diseases [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] High-priced antibiotics, such as vancomycin and teicoplanin, used to treat MRSA infections also add to the cost of care. Path of least resistance: rising MRSA infection rates have health ... by Chordas, Lori / Best's Review 18) Alternative antibiotcs that can be used to treat CDAD include: (16,17) * bacitracin * teicoplanin * fusidic acid--but this is associated with increased recurrence rates * rifaximin and ramoplanin, both nonabsorbable rifampicin derivitaves * nitazoxanide (500 mg twice per day): this drug blocks anaerobic metabolic pathways of micro-organisms and is effective against C. Poor use of antibiotics has resulted in the emergence of ... by Kalla, Ismail Sikander / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD	Teflon Teflon injection therapy teflurane teg- tegafur tegaserod Tegison tegmen tegmen mastoideum tegmental tegmental decussation tegmental nucleus tegmental syndrome tegmentum tegmentum of rhombencephalon Tegopen Tegretol tegu tegument tegumental tegumentary TEIB teichoic acid teichoic acids teichopsia teicoplanin TEIS teki'ci'hilapi Tekturna tel(o)- tel- tela tela subcutanea tela submucosa tela- Teladorsagia telalgia Telangiectases telangiectasia telangiectasia lymphatica Telangiectasias telangiectasis telangiectatic telangiectatic angioma telangiectatic epulis telangiectatic fibroma telangiectatic glioma telangiectatic granuloma telangiectatic lipoma telangiectatic nevus telangiectatic osteogenic sarcoma	Tehuantepeo Tehuelche Tehuelchean Tehuelches Tehuti Tehuti Tehuti Research Foundation TEHV TEI TEI TEI (disambiguation) Tei Seiko TEI&R TEI-A Teia Teia Teias TEIB TEIB TEIC Teichmuller, Gustav Teichmüller, Gustav teichoic acid teichoic acid Teichoic acids Teichoic acids teichopsia teichopsia Teichotic Scotomata Teichotic Scotomata teicoplanin TEID Teide Teide Teide National Park Teide National Park Teide Peak Teide Peak Teide, Pico de Teidi Teidi Teie TEIF Teig Teig TEIGIT teiglach Teign Valley Model Flying Club Teign Valley Pedal Bashers Teignmouth Teignmouth Regeneration Partnership Teignmouth Young Keystone Entertainers Teignmouth, Devon TEIHTFD TEII teiid teiid lizard Teiidae Teiidae

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Enterococcus faecium
vancomycin-resistant enterococcus

No isolates showed resistance to linezolid, vancomycin, or teicoplanin.

Cross-border dissemination of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ... by Deurenberg, Ruud H.; Nulens, Eric; Valvatne, Havard; Sebastian, Silvie; Driessen, Christel; Craeghs, / Emerging Infectious Diseases

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] High-priced antibiotics, such as vancomycin and teicoplanin, used to treat MRSA infections also add to the cost of care.

Path of least resistance: rising MRSA infection rates have health ... by Chordas, Lori / Best's Review

18) Alternative antibiotcs that can be used to treat CDAD include: (16,17) * bacitracin * teicoplanin * fusidic acid--but this is associated with increased recurrence rates * rifaximin and ramoplanin, both nonabsorbable rifampicin derivitaves * nitazoxanide (500 mg twice per day): this drug blocks anaerobic metabolic pathways of micro-organisms and is effective against C.

Poor use of antibiotics has resulted in the emergence of ... by Kalla, Ismail Sikander / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD