Systemic absorption of FD&C blue dye associated with patient mortality

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 936, 2003, Pages 602-603

  Gaur, S ^a   Sorg, T ^a   Shukla, V ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; TRIPHENYLMETHANE DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABSORPTION; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; LABORATORY TEST; MORTALITY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; SAFETY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0344413052     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.79.936.602     Document Type: Article

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