Acute fatal hepatitis related to levofloxacin [1]

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 308-309

  Spahr, Laurent ^a   Rubbia Brandt, Laura ^a   Marinescu, Oana ^a   Armenian, Berj ^a   Hadengue, Antoine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LEVOFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

EID: 0034877652     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(01)00082-4     Document Type: Letter

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4. Report of an International Consensus Meeting Criteria of drug-induced liver disorders
5. A comparative study of levofloxacin and ceftriaxone in the treatment of hospitalized patients with pneumonia