Dantrolene for severe rhabdomyolysis in Staphylococcus aureus toxic shock syndrome

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 161-162

  Ginz, Hans F ^a,b   Levano, Soledad ^b   Girard, Thierry ^b   Urwyler, Albert ^b   Hamel, Christian ^a,b  

^a Department of Anaesthesia   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; DANTROLENE; PROCALCITONIN; RYANODINE RECEPTOR 1; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1;

ADULT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

DANTROLENE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84859776955     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32834c7c9d     Document Type: Letter

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