Levofloxacin-induced Hypoglycemia: A Rare but Life-threatening Side Effect of a Widely Used Antibiotic

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Kelesidis, Theodoros ^a   Canseco, Elvia ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLIPIZIDE; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; OFLOXACIN;

EID: 61549097848     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.10.003     Document Type: Letter

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