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[Hemorrhagic syndrome during high-dose ampicillin treatment]
M Dugnani1, G Rizzo, P L Garavelli
1Strutture Complesse di Medicina Interna II, Azienda Ospedaliera Maggiore della Carità, Novara.
Recenti Progressi in Medicina
|September 13, 2001
Abstract:
In high doses, the beta-lactams--particularly cephalosporins--can cause bleeding from impairment of prothrombin formation. We report a case of hemorrhagic syndrome in a 63-year-old woman during therapy with high doses of ampicillin for Listeria monocytogenes meningitis.