Severe hypoglycemia associated with use of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole in a patient with chronic renal insufficiency

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 593-594

  Rosini, Jamie M ^a   Martinez, Emily ^a   Jain, Raksha ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; SPHINGOMONAS; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

EID: 42049096095     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1K558     Document Type: Letter

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