TEL AVIV, Israel — A single dose of intravenous vancomycin in eyes with gram-positive endophthalmitis results in erratic penetration, according to a study out of the Department of Ophthalmology at ...

Intraosseous regional administration (IORA) of vancomycin for preventing infection in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) achieves ...

New York, Dec. 15, 2004 – Surgical patients treated with Pfizer's novel antibiotic ZYVOX® (linezolid; injection, tablets, and for oral suspension) had a significantly higher rate of microbiologic ...

BOSTON, OCTOBER 1, 2004 – Treatment with ZYVOX® (linezolid injection, tablets and for oral suspension) for complicated skin and soft tissue infections (cSSTIs) caused by suspected or proven ...

Hospitalized children given high-dose intravenous infusions of the antibiotic vancomycin to treat drug-resistant bacterial infections face an increased risk for kidney damage -- an often reversible ...

Once MRSA infection is diagnosed, limited options are available for treatment. Vancomycin (Vancocin ®), a glycopeptide antibiotic, is the drug of choice. The oral form of vancomycin is poorly absorbed ...

Patients with skin or skin structure infections may have two 2 new antibiotic options, both of which had similar efficacy and safety profiles as vancomycin in phase 3, randomized controlled trials ...

VANCOMYCIN is a bactericidal antibiotic that has been highly effective in the treatment of infections caused by staphylococci resistant to penicillin G. 1, 2 Difficulties associated with parenteral ...