Gatifloxacin induced torsades de pointes.
The authors present an unusual case of torsades de pointes in an elderly woman treated with intravenous gatifloxacin antibiotic therapy.
Fteha
Alber
A
Department of Medicine, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York 11215, USA.
Fteha
Elie
E
Haq
Salman
S
Kozer
Leonid
L
Saul
Barry
B
Kassotis
John
J
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000077734:Gatifloxacin; D006801:Humans; D016171:Torsades de Pointes / Q000139:chemically induced*
D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D000077734:Gatifloxacin