Marked thrombocytosis during treatment with ceftazidime for pulmonary infection

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-72

  Chen, Huang Chi ^a   Wang, Cheng Yuan ^b   Wang, Chuan Sheng ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adverse effect; Ceftazidime; Pulmonary infection; Thrombocytosis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTAZIDIME; SULBACTAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CHILL; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; ECHOGRAPHY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PULSE OXIMETRY; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFTAZIDIME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

EID: 36448944680     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-007-9145-8     Document Type: Article

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