viomycin


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a basic polypeptide antibiotic (trade name Viocin) administered intramuscularly (along with other drugs) in the treatment of tuberculosis

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CAP and viomycin (VIO) are cyclic peptide antibiotics with structural similarity.
Molecular mechanisms of resistance to injectable agents in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
tuberculosis have emerged which are resistant to at least the two most potent anti-TB drugs, INH and Rifampicin, in addition to any fluoroquinolone and to at least one of the injectable second-line drugs, Amikacin, Kanamycin, Viomycin and Capreomycin.7-9 The frequency of XDR-TB in Pakistan is reported to have increased from 1.5% in 2006 to 4.5% in 20099 underlining the extent of incidence and raising concerns despite the fact that the XDR rate is below the global average (6.6%-23.7%).10
Status of First-Line Anti-TB drugs: An Audit of 84 Clinical Sputum AFB Isolates in Karachi
These agents include ethionamide (ETH) or prothionamide, KM or AMK, terizidone/cycloserine (CS), capreomycin (CP), viomycin (VM) and para-aminosalicylic acid (PAS).
The treatment of tuberculosis in childhood
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