Levofloxacin associated Achilles tendinitis. Report of four cases;Tendinitis aquiliana asociada al uso de levofloxacino: Comunicación de cuatro casos

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 130, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1277-1281

  Aros E, Claudio ^a   Flores W, Claudio ^a   Mezzano A, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Ofloxacin; Quinolones; Tendinitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; OFLOXACIN;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TENDINITIS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFLOXACIN; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 0036877808     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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