Vancomycin Spacer-induced Hemolysis

Vancomycin Spacer-induced Hemolysis

Intravenous vancomycin-induced hemolysis has been documented in the literature. This has been presumed to be due to the development of antibodies against additives that are added along with antibiotics. Herein, we present the case of a 72-year-old male who had hemolysis after the placement of vancom...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2019-10, Vol.11 (10)
Hauptverfasser: Sudhakaran, Anuraj, Baburaj, Aparna, Banerjee, Kinjal, Essrani, Rajesh
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anemia
Antibiotics
Antigens
Case reports
Drugs
Hemoglobin
Immunoglobulins
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Joint surgery
Nephrology
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Zusammenfassung:Intravenous vancomycin-induced hemolysis has been documented in the literature. This has been presumed to be due to the development of antibodies against additives that are added along with antibiotics. Herein, we present the case of a 72-year-old male who had hemolysis after the placement of vancomycin spacer, which improved after the spacer was removed.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.5848