Vancomycin

By Simon Cotton2012-03-01T00:00:00

Simon Cotton takes a look at those compounds that find themselves in the news or relate to our everyday lives.

Vancomycin is the drug of last resort for MRSA, but why and how does it work? And what are the potential problems when using it?

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