Nitrofurantoin-associated acute pulmonary toxicity a review of three cases

Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 83-86

  Cameron, Colleen ^a,b   Bayliff, Charles D ^b   Patterson, Nigel A M ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CODEINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NITROFURANTOIN; PETHIDINE; SULFANILAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG TOXICITY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0032794116     PISSN: 00084123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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