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The 24 pages that link to Vancomycin, each with the reason it gives.

• PenicillinCompared with: It attacks cell-wall construction without binding penicillin’s target enzymes.

• Beta-lactam antibioticCompared with: It attacks cell-wall construction through a different target and is used against some resistant Gram-positive bacteria.

• CephalosporinCompared with: It can treat some resistant Gram-positive infections for which cephalosporins are ineffective.

• LinezolidCompared with: It is a common alternative for resistant Gram-positive infections, but requires intravenous dosing for systemic disease.

• ClindamycinCompared with: Vancomycin offers a different mechanism and is often chosen when clindamycin resistance or intolerance rules it out.

• Penicillin allergyCompared with: It is one alternative sometimes selected when penicillins are avoided, though it is not interchangeable for every infection.

• CefazolinCompared with: It may be chosen when MRSA coverage is needed, which cefazolin does not provide.

• FlucloxacillinCompared with: Vancomycin is an alternative for serious infections when beta-lactams such as flucloxacillin cannot be used.

• MethicillinCompared with: It became a major treatment option for serious MRSA infections when methicillin cannot work.

• TigecyclineCompared with: Vancomycin attacks cell-wall construction rather than the ribosomal target used by tigecycline.

• AmpicillinCompared with: Vancomycin attacks wall construction without using the beta-lactam mechanism of ampicillin.

• CloxacillinCompared with: It is an alternative for some serious resistant staphylococcal infections that cloxacillin cannot treat.