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teicoplanin

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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
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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