Ciprofloxacin-induced acute psychosis in a patient with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

European Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 262-263

  Norra, Christine ^a   Skobel, Erik ^a   Breuer, Christian ^a   Haase, Gerhard ^a   Hanrath, Peter ^a   Hoff, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ciprofloxacin; Multidrug resistant tuberculosis; Oxazolidones; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; HALOPERIDOL; ISONIAZID; LINEZOLID; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REMISSION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0042973807     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(03)00091-9     Document Type: Article

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