Glicopéptidos en el tratamiento de infecciones por microorganismo gram positivos / Glycopeptides in the treatment of gram positive infections

RESUMO

Glycopeptides have become a very important class of antibiotics because its widespread usage, the emergence of resistance to this antibiotics and need for new antibiotics to treat serious resistant gram positive infections. We discuss the general characteristics of this class of antibiotics, resistance to glycopeptides in gram positive organisms, the recommendations for the appropriate usage of glycopeptides, and the development of new antibiotics as alternatives to treat serious gram positive infections. Because it is important to limit the indiscriminate usage of glycopeptides, in order to avoid the emergence of resistance, recommendations for the appropriate and inappropriate usage of vancomycin are highlighted