Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus sepsis in a neutropenic patient with G-CSF-mobilized granulocyte transfusions

Med Pediatr Oncol. 2000 Mar;34(3):221-3. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1096-911x(200003)34:3<221::aid-mpo13>3.0.co;2-a.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects
  • Bacteremia / diagnosis
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Bacteremia / etiology
  • Bacteremia / therapy*
  • Enterococcus faecium / drug effects*
  • Enterococcus faecium / isolation & purification
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / etiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / therapy*
  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / therapeutic use*
  • Granulocytes*
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / drug therapy
  • Leukocyte Transfusion*
  • Male
  • Neutropenia / chemically induced
  • Neutropenia / complications*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vancomycin Resistance*

Substances

  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor