Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole therapy in outpatients: Is hyperkalemia a significant problem?

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 389-394

  Alappan, Rajendran ^a   Buller, Gregory K ^a   Perazella, Mark A ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse reactions; Hyperkalemia; Outpatients; Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole combination

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORIDE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POTASSIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 0032997452     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013483     Document Type: Article

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