Furunculosis associated with repeated courses of omeprazole therapy

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1234-1235

  West, Burton C ^a   Agastya, Gautami ^a   Sodeman, William ^a   Callahan, Joyce ^a  

^a Huron Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FURUNCULOSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION RISK; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLOSIS;

EID: 0031900712     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/598353     Document Type: Article

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