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Case Reports
. 2019 Jul 22;11(7):e5199.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.5199.

Probable Vancomycin Induced Neutropenia: A Case Report

Anahat Kaur  1 , Ghazal Khan  1 , Punita Grover  2 , Jill Moormeier  3
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Probable Vancomycin Induced Neutropenia: A Case Report

Anahat Kaur et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Vancomycin has been used for a long time to manage resistant gram-positive bacterial infections. Neutropenia is an uncommon and potentially serious adverse effect associated with vancomycin use. Herein we present a case of probable vancomycin induced neutropenia which resolved with discontinuation of the antibiotic. Since blood counts are monitored routinely these days in both outpatient and inpatient setting, due consideration needs to be given to vancomycin induced neutropenia in patients who are on long term antimicrobial therapy.

Keywords: neutropenia; vancomycin.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Patient's WBC and ANC count throughout the course of hospitalization. Intravenous vancomycin was discontinued on Day 5 and oral vancomycin was discontinued on Day 12.
WBC - White Blood Cell, ANC - Absolute Neutrophil Count
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