Severe neurotoxicity due to cefepime in a kidney transplanted patient: case report

Autor:	Aristizabal-Alzate, Arbey, Nieto-Ríos, John Fredy, Serna-Higuita, Lina María, Ocampo-Kohn, Catalina, Sánchez-Sánchez, Huber Adolfo, Zuluaga-Valencia, Gustavo Adolfo
Jazyk:	Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Cephalosporins Kidney Transplantation Neurotoxicity Syndromes Cefalosporinas Síndrome de Neurotoxicidad Trasplante de Riñón Síndrome de Neurotoxicidade Transplante de Rim Medicine Medicine (General) R5-920
Zdroj:	Iatreia, Vol 27, Iss 4, Pp 460-464 (2014)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0121-0793 2011-7965
Popis:	Cefepime is a betalactamic antibiotic used for the treatment of patients with severe infections. It is mainly excreted by the kidney, so that its half-life is significantly increased in patients with kidney failure, and in this population adverse effects may be more severe including neurotoxicity. We report the case of a kidney-transplanted patient who presented neurotoxicity associated with the use of cefepime.
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