Cardiac effects of carnitine deficiency induced by antibiotics containing pivalic acid in children

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 178-182

  Abrahamsson, Kate ^a,b   Mellander, Mats ^a   Eriksson, Bengt O ^a   Holme, Elisabeth ^a   Jodal, Ulf ^a   Lindstedt, Prof Sven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac effects; Children; Heart; Pivmecillinam

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000715857     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1047951100009434     Document Type: Article

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