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.
