Erythromycin, QTc interval prolongation, and torsade de pointes: Case reports, major risk factors and illness severity

OBJECTIVES: Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic that is widely used for various infections of the upper respiratory tract, skin, and soft tissue. Similar to other macrolides (clarithromycin, azithromycin), erythromycin has been linked to QTc interval prolongation and torsade de pointes (TdP) arrh...

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Main Authors: Hancox, Jules C., Hasnain, Mehrul, Vieweg, W. Victor R., Gysel, Michael, Methot, Michelle, Baranchuk, Adrian
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: SAGE Publications 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4072045/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25165555
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2049936114527744
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