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Index 311<br />

Valganciclovir, described,<br />

211–213<br />

Valley fever, 168<br />

Vancomycin, 20, 21, 22, 42, 50, 58,<br />

79, 126, 127, 137, 144, 146<br />

antibacterial activity of, 38<br />

described, 93–96<br />

red man syndrome and, 94<br />

renal toxicity issues, 94–95<br />

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus<br />

faecium infections (VRE), 93,<br />

106, 113, 115, 119, 125, 126,<br />

129, 130<br />

cyclic lipopeptides and,<br />

129, 130<br />

oxazolidinones and, 113, 115<br />

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV),<br />

4, 207–209, 212<br />

Vertigo, 106<br />

Vibrio, 12<br />

Viral envelope, 204<br />

Viral hepatitis, 247<br />

Viral infections, pharmacotherapy<br />

of, 205<br />

Viral life cycle, 204–205<br />

Viral nucleic acid, 204<br />

Viral replication, 211, 216<br />

Viridans group streptococci, 9<br />

Virions, 204<br />

Virus, 3, 215<br />

cell entry, 204<br />

described, 203–205<br />

genetic material of, 205<br />

replication, 204<br />

structure of, 204<br />

Visible organism growth in<br />

broth, 35<br />

Vision problems, 190<br />

Visual acuity, optic neuritis,<br />

163, 164<br />

Visual hallucinations, 190<br />

Vitamin B 6<br />

(pyridoxine), 140,<br />

157, 159<br />

Vitamin K, 74, 78<br />

Vitamin supplements, 26<br />

Vivid dreams, 226<br />

Vomiting, 106, 110, 118, 122, 154,<br />

212, 216, 222, 231, 265<br />

Voriconazole, 20, 26, 179, 185,<br />

187, 193, 194, 232<br />

described, 189–192<br />

Vulvovaginal candidiasis, 182<br />

VZV. See Varicella-zoster virus<br />

(VZV)<br />

W<br />

Warfarin, 118, 135<br />

White blood cells (WBCs), 17, 21<br />

Worm infections, intestinal,<br />

269, 270<br />

Y<br />

Yeasts, 5, 167, 168<br />

Yellow fever, 7<br />

Z<br />

Zanamivir, described, 215–217<br />

Zidovudine (ZDV, AZT), 219<br />

described, 221–224<br />

Zinc, 26<br />

Z-max, 111<br />

Z-pak, 111<br />

Zygomycetes, 5, 167, 172, 185,<br />

190, 193, 198, 199<br />

posaconazole and, 194<br />

Zygomycosis, 195

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