Seizures associated with ertapenem

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 290-

  Ong, Catherine ^a   Chua, Arlene Christine ^a   Tambyah, Paul Ananth ^a   Fei, Yeoh Siang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; ERTAPENEM; MEROPENEM; PHENYTOIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CELLULITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES;

EID: 38949214999     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.08.024     Document Type: Letter

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