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Piperacillin-tazobactam-induced hypokalemia and metabolic alkalosis

Piperacillin/tazobactam is a commonly prescribed antibiotic and is generally considered safe. We report a case of a 2-year-old girl who developed hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis and bradycardia after receiving intravenous piperacillin-tazobactam for bronchopneumonia. Upon withdrawal of the drug, ser...

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Autores principales: Zaki, Syed Ahmed, Lad, Vijay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3195141/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22022014
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.84986