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https://doi.org/10.14300/mnnc.2018.13102

Bone marrow aplasia in a patient treated with Cefotaxime

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Leonid Dvoretsky; Viktor Yakovlev; Margarita Suvorova; Elena Sergeeva; Georgii Zayratyants;

Description of the first case of aplastic anemia caused by сefotaxime, a third-generation сephalosporin, with lethal outcome is presented. Clinical record of a patient and post-mortem examination results are given. Possible mechanisms of cytopenias induced by сephalosporin antibiotics are discussed.

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Keywords: cephalosporin antibiotics, aplastic anemia, agranulocytosis