Hypoglycemia-induced anoxic brain injury possibly associated with levofloxacin

Journal of Infection

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Lawrence, Kenneth R ^a   Adra, May ^a   Keir, Christopher ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluoroquinolones; Glyburide; Hypoglycemia

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MESALAZINE; MULTIVITAMIN; NITROFURANTOIN; PREDNISONE; TERAZOSIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OFLOXACIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33744504621     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.08.024     Document Type: Article

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