Shaking, chills, and rigors with once-daily gentamicin

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1102-1104

  Lucas, Kristy H ^b   Schliesser, Shelley H ^a   O'Neil, Michael G ^a  

^a CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILL; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RIGOR;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL INFECTION; SHIVERING; TREMOR;

EID: 0032876651     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.19.13.1102.31596     Document Type: Article

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