Reversible oxacillin-associated hepatitis in a 9-month-old boy

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 146-148

  Lee, Chun Yi ^a,b   Chen, Po Yen ^b   Huang, Fang Liang ^b   Chi, Ching Shiang ^b  

^a Taichung Veterans General Hospital ^*  (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; Hepatitis; Osteomyelitis; Oxacillin; Reversable

Indexed keywords

OXACILLIN; TEICOPLANIN;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; OXACILLIN;

EID: 40149107169     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01278.x     Document Type: Article

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