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Vancomycin vs Daptomycin - What's the difference?

vancomycin | daptomycin |

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between vancomycin and daptomycin

is that vancomycin is (medicine) a glycopeptide antibiotic, produced by the actinomycete amycolaptosis orientalis , used against gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci and enterococci while daptomycin is (medicine) a particular lipopeptide antibiotic.

As nouns the difference between vancomycin and daptomycin

is that vancomycin is (medicine) a glycopeptide antibiotic, produced by the actinomycete amycolaptosis orientalis , used against gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci and enterococci while daptomycin is (medicine) a particular lipopeptide antibiotic.

vancomycin

English

Noun

(wikipedia vancomycin) (-)
  • (medicine) A glycopeptide antibiotic, produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis , used against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci and enterococci.

    • Derived terms

    * VRE * VRSA

    daptomycin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia daptomycin) (en noun)
  • (medicine) A particular lipopeptide antibiotic