Levofloxacin-induced rhabdomyolysis in a hemodialysis patient

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-103

  Gupta, Ankur ^a   Guron, Nita ^a   Harris, Michael ^a   Bell, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Hemodialysis; Levofloxacin; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; MALAISE; MYALGIA; PALLOR; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OFLOXACIN; RENAL DIALYSIS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 84863399672     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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