Open AccessUnexpected death due to cefuroxime-induced disulfiram-like reaction
Author(s) -
Hongmei Dong,
Ji Zhang,
Lijun Ren,
Qian Liu,
Shengmei Zhu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.114991
Subject(s) - disulfiram , cefuroxime , medicine , pharmacology , chemistry , antibiotics , biochemistry
Cefuoxime, a second-generation cephalosporin, is used in the treatment of Gram-positive infections. Here, we report a case cefuroxime-induced disulfiram-like reaction which led to sudden death of the patient.