Immune hemolytic anemia caused by drugs

Expert Opinion on Drug Safety

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 635-642

  Garratty, George ^a  

^a AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cefotetan; Ceftriaxone; Drugs; Hemolysis; Hemolytic anemia; Piperacillin

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CARBOPLATIN; CEFOTETAN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORPROPAMIDE; CIMETIDINE; CISPLATIN; DICLOFENAC; DIGLYCOALDEHYDE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUDARABINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; MEFLOQUINE; METHYLDOPA; NAFCILLIN; OXALIPLATIN; PENICILLIN G; PHENACETIN; PIPERACILLIN; PROBENECID; PROCAINAMIDE; QUININE; RIFAMPICIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SURAMIN; TICARCILLIN; TOLMETIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG INDUCED IMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; CEFOTETAN; CEFTRIAXONE; COOMBS TEST; HUMANS; PIPERACILLIN;

EID: 84862868480     PISSN: 14740338     EISSN: 1744764X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14740338.2012.678832     Document Type: Review

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