COMPARISON OF EMPIRIC ANTIBIOTIC ESCALATION THERAPY WITH VANCOMYCIN (VAN) VERSUS LINEZOLID (LIN) IN PATIENTS WITH FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA
Background: In febrile neutropenia linezolid (LIN) and also vancomycin (VAN) can be used if a gram-positive infection is suspected.Interestingly there is no literature in which both are compared in the setting of febrile neutropenia.Therefore we provide here the results of a retrospective analysis of adding VAN versus LIN in patients with febrile n