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Ceftriaxone and linezolid are commonly used antibiotics in infective endocarditis. Here we present a rare case of severe anemia caused by both the drugs via different mechanisms. Drugs have shown significant contribution in inducing anemia via hemolysis and bone marrow suppression in an infective endocarditis patient.
Keywords: Anemia, blood pressure, ceftriaxone, endocarditis, platelet.
Cardiovascular & Hematological Disorders-Drug Targets
Title:Multiple Drugs Causing Severe Anemia in Infective Endocarditis
Volume: 16 Issue: 1
Author(s): Ajit Singh, Prasad N. Shetty, Brij Mohan Kumar Singh and Tom Devasia
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Keywords: Anemia, blood pressure, ceftriaxone, endocarditis, platelet.
Abstract: Ceftriaxone and linezolid are commonly used antibiotics in infective endocarditis. Here we present a rare case of severe anemia caused by both the drugs via different mechanisms. Drugs have shown significant contribution in inducing anemia via hemolysis and bone marrow suppression in an infective endocarditis patient.
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Singh Ajit, Shetty N. Prasad, Singh Mohan Kumar Brij and Devasia Tom, Multiple Drugs Causing Severe Anemia in Infective Endocarditis, Cardiovascular & Hematological Disorders-Drug Targets 2016; 16 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871529X16666160524144527
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871529X16666160524144527 |
Print ISSN 1871-529X |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2212-4063 |
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