Nitrofurantoin-induced systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Christopher J. Forster; Brian M. Cohee; Robert N. Wood-Morris; Joshua D. Hartzell

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Nitrofurantoin-induced systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Christopher J. Forster, Brian M. Cohee, Robert N. Wood-Morris, Joshua D. Hartzell

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	338-340
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of the Medical Sciences
Volume	338
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181abd9f6
State	Published - Oct 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adverse drug reaction
Fever
Leukocytosis
Nitrofurantoin
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome

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