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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
[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]
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 where other antibiotics can not be used.

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