Pseudolithiasis due to ceftriaxone treatment for meningitis in children: Report of 8 cases

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 285-290

  Araz, Nilgun ^a,b   Okan, Vahap ^b   Demirci, Mustafa ^a   Araz, Mustafa ^b  

^a Gaziantep Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

^b GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biliary sludge; Ceftriaxone; Children; Pseudolithiasis

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; PENICILLIN G; SULTAMICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT EXAMINATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BOLUS INJECTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLBLADDER; GALLSTONE FORMATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGITIS;

BILE; CEFTRIAXONE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLESTASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33947684481     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.211.285     Document Type: Article

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