Cefepime-Induced Encephalopathy in a High-Risk Patient With Renal Insufficiency and Cirrhosis

Cefepime is a fourth-generation, cephalosporin antibiotic commonly used as a first-line empirical treatment in a wide range of bacterial infections. It is predominantly excreted renally; therefore, a reduction in kidney function allows for the accumulation of cefepime to potentially toxic levels. He...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ortega, Andrew J, Ghafouri, S. Reshad, Vu, Lynn, Edwards, Brian, Nickel, Nils
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8590204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34796060
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18767

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8590204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34796060
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18767

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