Leukopenia and neutropenia are similar blood conditions, but they are not exactly the same. Leukopenia is a low number of leukocytes (white blood cells), and neutropenia is a low number of neutrophils ...
Objective: To systematically evaluate the literature to determine whether vancomycin-induced neutropenia is dose- or duration-related and provide clinicians with feasible treatment alternatives.
The majority of secondary and prolonged infections were bacterial (56% and 49%, respectively) or viral (29% and 44%, respectively). Malignancy, congenital immunodeficiency, early and persistent ...