Metronidazole-induced pancreatitis during HIV infection

AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 545-

  Loulergue, Pierre ^a   Mir, Olivier ^b  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b University Paris Descartes ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; MALE; PANCREATITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; VIRUS LOAD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; PANCREATITIS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 39849084624     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328277ef16     Document Type: Letter

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