Piperacillin/tazobactam Induced Myelosuppression.

Autor: Lee KW; Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China., Chow KM, Chan NP, Lo AO, Szeto CC
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of clinical medicine research [J Clin Med Res] 2009 Apr; Vol. 1 (1), pp. 53-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Mar 24.
DOI: 10.4021/jocmr2009.03.1227
Abstrakt: Unlabelled: Neutropenia, secondary to immune destruction or maturation arrest, is the most commonly described adverse haematological effect of beta-lactam antibiotics. We describe a case of reversible pancytopenia, with evidence of hypocellular marrow, after a prolonged course of piperacillin/tazobactam for 26 days.
Keywords: Piperacillin; Tazobactam; Myelosuppression; Neutropenia.
Databáze: MEDLINE