TY - JOUR
T1 - Nitrofurantoin-induced systemic inflammatory response syndrome
AU - Forster, Christopher J.
AU - Cohee, Brian M.
AU - Wood-Morris, Robert N.
AU - Hartzell, Joshua D.
PY - 2009/10
Y1 - 2009/10
N2 - Nitrofurantoin is a commonly used antibiotic for the prophylaxis and treatment of urinary tract infections. We report the first case of nitrofurantoin-induced systemic inflammatory response syndrome, an important adverse drug reaction in the setting of what was initially believed to be a recurrent infection.
AB - Nitrofurantoin is a commonly used antibiotic for the prophylaxis and treatment of urinary tract infections. We report the first case of nitrofurantoin-induced systemic inflammatory response syndrome, an important adverse drug reaction in the setting of what was initially believed to be a recurrent infection.
KW - Adverse drug reaction
KW - Fever
KW - Leukocytosis
KW - Nitrofurantoin
KW - Systemic inflammatory response syndrome
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70350142403&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181abd9f6
DO - 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181abd9f6
M3 - Article
C2 - 19726971
AN - SCOPUS:70350142403
SN - 0002-9629
VL - 338
SP - 338
EP - 340
JO - American Journal of the Medical Sciences
JF - American Journal of the Medical Sciences
IS - 4
ER -