COMPARISON OF EMPIRIC ANTIBIOTIC ESCALATION THERAPY WITH VANCOMYCIN (VAN) VERSUS LINEZOLID (LIN) IN PATIENTS WITH FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA

Background: In febrile neutropenia linezolid (LIN) and also vancomycin (VAN) can be used if a gram-positive infection is suspected. Interestingly there is no literature in which both are compared in the setting of febrile neutropenia.  Therefore we provide here the results of a retrospective anal...

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Main Authors: Karin Mayer, Nicolaus Hegge, Ernst Molitor, Peter Brossart, Corinna Hahn-Ast
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2022-04-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/4827