Vancomycin resistant enterococcal sepsis in an acute myeloid leukemic patient | [Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP • 2010]

Author(s):

1. Abdul Sattar: Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

2. Shahid Ahmed Abbasi: Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

3. Irfan Ali Mirza: Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

4. Nasrullah Malik: Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

5. Parvez Ahmed: Department of Haematology, Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

6. Farah Faqir: Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Abstract:

Neutropenic fever is an important cause of morbidity and mortality during therapy of acute myeloid leukemia. Patients with acute myeloid leukemia are at increased risk of acquiring vancomycin resistant enterococcal infection and its treatment remains problematic. Vancomycin therapy for more than 7 days is usually associated with inducible vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections. We report a case of vancomycin resistant enterococcal sepsis in a patient of acute myeloid leukemia.

Page(s): 830-831

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Published: Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 20, Issue: 12, Year: 2010

Keywords:

Enterococcus Vancomycin Resistance Sepsis Acute myeloid leukemia

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