Status epilepticus associated with cafepime

Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2153-2155

  Dixit, Shanker ^a   Kurle, Philip ^a   Buyan Dent, Laura ^a   Sheth, Raj D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b H6/574 CSC ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Cefepime; Cephalosporins; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034643890     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.54.11.2153     Document Type: Article

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