| DRUG WATCH |
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| Year : 2013 | Volume
: 45
| Issue : 4 | Page : 399-400 |
Unexpected death due to cefuroxime-induced disulfiram-like reaction
Hongmei Dong, Ji Zhang, Liang Ren, Qian Liu, Shaohua Zhu
Department of Forensic Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical College, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
Correspondence Address:
Shaohua Zhu
Department of Forensic Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical College, Wuhan, Hubei
People's Republic of China
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.114991
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.
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