Clinical relevance of linezolid-associated serotonin toxicity;Relevancia clínica de la toxicidad serotoninérgica de linezolid

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 388-397

  Woytowish, Melanie R ^a   Maynor, Lena M ^b  

^a ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); BROMOCRIPTINE; BUSPIRONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CITALOPRAM; CYPROHEPTADINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; DULOXETINE; ERGOT DERIVATIVE; ESCITALOPRAM; FENTANYL; FLUOXETINE; LINEZOLID; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; LYSERGIDE; METHADONE; NEFAZODONE; PAROXETINE; PETHIDINE; PROPRANOLOL; SELEGILINE; SEROTONIN; SUMATRIPTAN; TRAMADOL; TRAZODONE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VENLAFAXINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLONUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENZYME INHIBITION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUNTER SEROTONIN TOXICITY CRITERIA; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; STERNBACH CRITERIA; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACETAMIDES; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; OXAZOLIDINONES; SEROTONIN SYNDROME;

EID: 84875149911     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1R386     Document Type: Article

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