Vancomycin-induced hypokalemia: A proof-of-concept case report.

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Abstract

Vancomycin is used on a large scale in medical practice, mostly for the treatment of serious gram-positive bacterial infection. Many adverse effects have been linked to vancomycin use with nephrotoxicity being one of its most prevalent side effects.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Clin Chim Acta

Title: Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-3492

ISSN (Print): 0009-8981

Publication date (Electronic): Nov 2020

Volume: 510

Affiliations

[1 ] Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

[2 ] Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, São Leopoldo, Brazil.

[3 ] Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: pasqualotto@santacasa.org.br.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0009-8981(20)30352-1

DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2020.07.028

PubMed ID: 32682800

SO-VID: 6e368e9e-b452-4221-908a-74ac4ec20ed6

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Keywords: Hypokalemia,Electrolyte disorders,Antibiotic therapy,Vancomycin,Adverse effect

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Keywords: Hypokalemia, Electrolyte disorders, Antibiotic therapy, Vancomycin, Adverse effect

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