Polymyxin-induced neuromuscular weakness: a case report
Polymyxin-induced neuromuscular blockade is a rare but potentially fatal condition, with majority of cases that were reported between 1962 and 1973. We describe a patient who developed hypercapnic respiratory failure after initiation of polymyxin for multi-drug resistant Escherichia Coli bacteremia,...
Main Authors: | Amanda X. Y. Chin, Kay W. P. Ng, Yee Cheun Chan, Yihui Goh, Rahul Rathakrishnan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2024-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2024.1342419/full |
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