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Gatifloxacin Induced Torsades De Pointes
Author(s) -
FTEHA ALBER,
FTEHA ELIE,
HAQ SALMAN,
KOZER LEONID,
SAUL BARRY,
KASSOTIS JOHN
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00654.x
Subject(s) - medicine , torsades de pointes , gatifloxacin , cardiology , qt interval , ciprofloxacin , biology , bacteria , genetics
The authors present an unusual case of torsades de pointes in an elderly woman treated with intravenous gatifloxacin antibiotic therapy.