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Vancomycin-resistantEnterococcus

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2012
The reported prevalence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) in Switzerland for the years 2008–2010 has been low at <5%. At the University Hospital Zurich, 17 cases of VRE were detected between 28 December 2009 and 15 February 2010. Nine cases were diagnosed clinically; eight cases were detected by rectal screening. The centre of
Thierfelder, C, Keller, P M, Kocher, C, Gaudenz, R, Hombach, M, Bloemberg, G V, Ruef, C   +6 more
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Study of antibiotic efficacy of topical vancomycin powder in treatment of infected mandibular fractures and soft tissue surgical site infections

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2019
Aims and Objective: To study the antibiotic efficacy of topical vancomycin in infected mandibular fracture treatment and its effect in preventing surgical site infections.
Geeta Singh, Deepak Passi, Deepti Daga, Abhigyan Manas, U Vignesh, Sujay Milind Bhave   +5 more
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Vancomycin-Polyguanidino Dendrimer Conjugates Inhibit Growth of Antibiotic-Resistant Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria and Eradicate Biofilm-Associated S. aureus [PDF]

The global challenge of antibiotic resistance necessitates the introduction of more effective antibiotics. Here we report a potentially general design strategy, exemplified with vancomycin, that improves and expands antibiotic performance. Vancomycin is
Paul A. Wender (1321791), Xinyu Liu (34266), Jiuzhi Sun (17828403), Lynette Cegelski (816292), Madeline B. Chosy (17828400), Harrison P. Rahn (17828406), Jasna Brčić (16625848)   +6 more
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Does local vancomycin powder impregnated with autogenous bone graft and bone substitute decrease the risk of deep surgical site infection in degenerative lumbar spine fusion surgery?—An ambispective study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Background Deep surgical site infection (DSSI) is one of the most challenging complications in lumbar fusion surgery. Few investigations examined the effect of vancomycin powder mixed with autogenic bone graft (ABG) and bone substitutes on preventing ...
Po-Hsin Chou, Hsi-Hsien Lin, Yu-Cheng Yao, Ming-Chau Chang, Chien-Lin Liu, Shih-Tien Wang   +5 more
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A fuzidinsav In Vitro hatékonyságának vizsgálata vancomycin rezisztens Enterococcus (VRE) törzsek esetében [PDF]

, 2021
A vancomycin rezisztens enterococcus (VRE) izolátumok száma világszerte és a Debreceni Egyetemen is évről évre nő, mely terápiás nehézségeket jelent a klinikusok számára. Az ilyen törzsek okozta fertőzésekben elsősorban csak az oxazolidinonok csoportjába
Májer, Kinga
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Comparative effectiveness of nafcillin or cefazolin versus vancomycin in methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2011
Background The high prevalence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) has led clinicians to select antibiotics that have coverage against MRSA, usually vancomycin, for empiric therapy for suspected staphylococcal infections.
McGregor Jessina C, Shardell Michelle D, Johnson J Kristie, Harris Anthony D, Furuno Jon P, Schweizer Marin L, Thom Kerri A, Cosgrove Sara E, Sakoulas George, Perencevich Eli N   +9 more
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Vancomycin Revisited - 60 years later

Frontiers in Public Health, 2014
Vancomycin is one of the older antibiotics that has been now in clinical use close to 60 years. Earlier on, vancomycin was associated with many side effects including vestibular and renal, most likely due to impurities contained .in early vancomycin lots.
Ethan eRubinstein, Yoav eKeynan
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Extremely high levels of vancomycin can cause severe renal toxicity [PDF]

, 2018
Jaime Barceló-Vidal,1 Eva Rodríguez-García,2 Santiago Grau3 1Department of Pharmacy, Hospital del Mar, Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain; 2Department of Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain; 3Department
Rodríguez-García E, Grau S, Barceló-Vidal J   +2 more
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Bactericidal activity of daptomycin versus vancomycin in the presence of human albumin against vancomycin-susceptible but tolerant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with daptomycin minimum inhibitory concentrations of 1–2μg/mL [PDF]

, 2010
This study explored the influence of vancomycin tolerance and protein binding on the bactericidal activity of vancomycin versus daptomycin (protein binding 36.9% vs.
Giménez, María José, Alou Cervera, Luis, Torrico, Martha, Prieto Prieto, José, Aguilar, Lorenzo, González Hidalgo, Natalia, Cafini, Fabio, Sevillano Fernández, David, Cleeland, R.   +8 more
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Appropriate use of vancomycin in a cardiac surgical unit

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background Antibiotic resistance is a rapidly growing problem. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are major worries, particularly in developing nations where cost-effectiveness is essential.
Sanaa Mekdad, Leenah Alsayed, Suzan Alkhalaif   +2 more
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