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Vancomycin
Vancomycin
is an
antibiotic
used to treat a number of
bacterial infections
. It is recommended
intravenously
as a first-line treatment for complicated
skin infections
,
bloodstream infection
s,
endocarditis
, bone and joint infections, and
meningitis
caused by
methicillin-resistant S. aureus
. Blood levels may be measured to determine the correct dose. Vancomycin is also recommended by mouth as a treatment for severe
Clostridium difficile colitis
. When taken by mouth it is very poorly absorbed.
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