Pure red cell precursor toxicity by linezolid in a pediatric case

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 684-686

  Taketani, Takeshi ^a,b   Kanai, Rie ^b   Fukuda, Seiji ^b   Uchida, Yuri ^b   Yasuda, Kenji ^b   Mishima, Seiji ^a   Suyama, Tamiko ^a   Kodama, Rumi ^a   Yoshino, Isao ^a   Kunishi, Hiroyuki ^a   Yamaguchi, Seiji ^b   Masuda, Junichi ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Infective endocarditis; Linezolid; Mitochondria; Pure red cell aplasia; Pure red cell precursor toxicity

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; PROTOPORPHYRIN; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; RIFAMPICIN; SULTAMICILLIN; THIAMINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CYTOTOXICITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ERYTHROBLAST; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FATIGUE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; NAUSEA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE RED CELL PRECURSOR TOXICITY; RETICULOCYTE; SIDE EFFECT; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; TOOTH DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACETAMIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROID PRECURSOR CELLS; FERROCHELATASE; HUMANS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; OXAZOLIDINONES; PROTOPORPHYRINS; RED-CELL APLASIA, PURE; RIBOSOMES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS;

EID: 70349111105     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181b1ed42     Document Type: Article

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