Unexpected, severe central nerve system toxicity of ofloxacine: Report of two cases

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 647-649

  Guven, E Oguz ^a,b   Balbay, Derya ^c   Kilciler, Mete ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Ataturk Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^c ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Central nerve system; Complication; Fluoroquinolones; Psychosis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

OFLOXACIN;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISORIENTATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; INTUBATION; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; NEUROTOXICITY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATISM; PSYCHOSIS; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OFLOXACIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34447308194     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-006-0068-4     Document Type: Article

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