Hospitalized patients with sepsis or severe nosocomial infections are frequently treated empirically with broadspectrum antibiotics. Cefepime hydrochloride, a fourth-generation cephalosporin, is a common antibiotic of first choice. Its proconvulsant properties are well described in the literature, 1
Cefepime-Induced Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus: Case Report and Review
โ Scribed by Farah Thabet; Mohamed Al Maghrabi; Ahmed Al Barraq; Brahim Tabarki
- Book ID
- 107573182
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 331 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1541-6933
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