Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Vancomycin
Vancomycin is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.
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INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Treatment of serious or severe infections caused by susceptible strains of MRSA
- Initial therapy when MRSA is suspected
- Oral vancomycin: antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis caused by C. difficile and enterocolitis caused by S. aureus (including MRSA)
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Bone and joint infections, including hardware-associated infections
- Pneumonia
- Septicemia
- Endocarditis due to Gram-positive organisms
- Skin and skin structure infections
- Meningitis, CNS shunt infections
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INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Treatment of serious or severe infections caused by susceptible strains of MRSA
- Initial therapy when MRSA is suspected
- Oral vancomycin: antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis caused by C. difficile and enterocolitis caused by S. aureus (including MRSA)
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Bone and joint infections, including hardware-associated infections
- Pneumonia
- Septicemia
- Endocarditis due to Gram-positive organisms
- Skin and skin structure infections
- Meningitis, CNS shunt infections
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Last updated: August 9, 2019
Citation
Dzintars, Kathryn. "Vancomycin." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540578/all/Vancomycin.
Dzintars K. Vancomycin. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540578/all/Vancomycin. Accessed November 30, 2022.
Dzintars, K. (2019). Vancomycin. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540578/all/Vancomycin
Dzintars K. Vancomycin [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2022 November 30]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540578/all/Vancomycin.
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