title: Teicoplanin-induced neutropenic sepsis mimicking endocarditis.
abstract: Teicoplanin is a less toxic replacement for vancomycin in most situations where resistant organisms are encountered, and is therefore the drug of choice. As a commonly used drug in cardiac surgery, we treated a case of presumptive endocarditis with teicoplanin that caused neutropenic sepsis, unmasked on withdrawal of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast BT12 6BA, Northern Ireland, UK. karen.booth@belfasttrust.hscni.net
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Booth
authors.forename: Haralambos
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Parissis
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017334:Teicoplanin / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017334:Teicoplanin