Vancomycin, a glycopeptide antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces orientalis, is widely used
to treat gram-positive bacterial infections. Vancomycin-induced thrombocytopenia (VIT) is …

A male in his 60s presented with left lower extremity fractures following a vehicle accident.
Hemoglobin, initially, was 12.4 mmol/L, and platelet count was 235 k/mcl. On day 11 of …

In a rare case of vancomycin‐induced thrombocytopenia, a 50‐year‐old man with culture‐
negative subacute bacterial endocarditis underwent mitral valve replacement surgery and …

Background: Except for the frequently occurring heparininduced thrombocytopenia, drug-
induced thrombocytopenias are a rare side effect of drug treatment. Since bleeding …

Introduction Vancomycin, a glycopeptide antibiotic, is used to treat resistant gram-positive
infections. There has been a 10-to 20-fold increase in its use over the past 25 years …

Vancomycin-induced thrombocytopenia has only been reported once previously in the
medical literature. We describe a patient in whom sudden severe reversible …

We report a case of rapid-onset, severe vancomycin-induced thrombocytopenia (VIT) that
occurred with reexposure and resolved with discontinuation of vancomycin. A 71-year-old …

Vancomycin-induced immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare, potentially life-threatening
complication from an antibiotic frequently used in medical practice. We report a case of an …

Drug-related thrombocytopenia is a well-described but relatively rare complication of
antibiotic therapy. In this entity, platelet destruction is immune-mediated, often resulting in a …

The differential diagnosis of acute thrombocytopenia in a hospitalised patient is wide and
includes disseminated intravascular coagulation, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura …