Vancomycin IV
Predictable Activity
Anaerobic Gram positive cocci/bacilli
ß-haemolytic Streptococci (Group A,B,C,G)
Bacillus spp
Clostridium spp
Coagulase negative Staphylococci (CoNS)
Corynebacterium spp
Cutibacterium acnes
Enterococcus spp (except E. casseliflavus, E. gallinarum, VRE)
Gardnerella vaginalis
Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA, MRSA)
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Viridans group Streptococci
Unpredictable Activity
Actinomyces spp
Lactobacillus spp
Rhodococcus spp
No/Insufficient Activity
Enterococcus casseliflavus
Enterococcus gallinarum
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
Gram negative organisms (aerobic & anaerobic)
Leuconostoc spp
Listeria monocytogenes
Pediococcus spp
Weissella confusa