Early linezolid-associated lactic acidosis in a patient treated for tuberculous spondylodiscitis

Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 387-388

  Scotton, P ^a   Fuser, R ^a   Torresan, S ^b   Carniato, A ^c   Giobbia, M ^c   Rossi, C ^c   Inojosa, W O ^c   Vaglia, A ^c  

^a Treviso Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Treviso Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RANITIDINE; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN;

ABSCESS; AGED; ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISKITIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LETTER; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEGMON; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; VOMITING;

ACETAMIDES; ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DISCITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OXAZOLIDINONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 50649095930     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-008-7329-3     Document Type: Letter

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