Cefepime Neurotoxicity in a Patient With Acute Tubular Necrosis

Neurotoxicity is a rare side effect of Cefepime use. Cefepime can cross the blood-brain barrier and can be neurotoxic by competitive albeit weak antagonism of the gamma-aminobutyric acid complex. It is cleared by the kidneys which puts individuals with renal impairment at risk of side effects. We de...

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Autores principales: Ojha, Niranjan, Riaz, Sana, Eranki, Ambika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7505636/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32968574
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9911

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7505636/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32968574
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9911

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