Review on Usage of Vancomycin in Livestock and Humans: Maintaining Its Efficacy, Prevention of Resistance and Alternative Therapy

Review on Usage of Vancomycin in Livestock and Humans: Maintaining Its Efficacy, Prevention of Resistance and Alternative Therapy

Vancomycin is one of the “last-line” classes of antibiotics used in the treatment of life-threatening infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. Even though vancomycin was discovered in the 1950s, it was widely used after the 1980s for the treatment of infections caused by methicillin-resistant St...

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Main Authors: Panditharathnalage Nishantha Kumara Wijesekara, Wikum Widuranga Kumbukgolla, Jayaweera Arachchige Asela Sampath Jayaweera, Diwan Rawat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
Series:Veterinary Sciences
Subjects:
vancomycin
broad view
veterinary use at a glance
rational use
alternatives
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/4/1/6

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