Korean J Clin Pathol.
1999 Oct;19(5):578-580.
Cefuroxime Induced Immune Hemolytic Anemia
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Clinical Pathology, Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Abstract
- Cephalosporins are commonly used antibiotics in treatment of clinical infection. They frequently cause a positive direct antiglobulin test, but rarely cause hemolysis. The authors report a case of immune hemolytic anemia due to a second-generation cephalosporin, cefuroxime, by the drug adsorption mechanism.