Daptomycin or Vancomycin in Treating Bacteria in the Blood in Patients With Neutropenia Caused By Chemotherapy

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Conditions studied: Infection, Neutropenia, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific, Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

In brief

RATIONALE: Antibiotics, such as daptomycin and vancomycin, may be effective in treating bacteria in the blood. It is not yet known whether daptomycin is more effective than vancomycin in treating bacteria in the blood in patients with neutropenia caused by chemotherapy. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying daptomycin to see how well it works compared with vancomycin in treating bacteria in the blood in patients with neutropenia caused by chemotherapy.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00296049
Run by
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
People needed
0
Starts
2005-07-01
Expected to finish
2006-03-01
Last updated by the study team
2018-08-10

Who can join

Age: any, up to 120. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

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