Vancomycin: A History
Vancomycin: A History
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United States: The University of Chicago Press
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English
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United States: The University of Chicago Press
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Vancomycin became available for clinical use >50 years ago but was soon discarded in favor of other antibiotics that were deemed to be more efficacious and less toxic. The advent of pseudomembranous enterocolitis, coupled with the spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, led to a resurgence in the use of vancomycin. Almost immediately...
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Vancomycin: A History
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_17103219
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_17103219
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1058-4838
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1537-6591
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10.1086/491709
