Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2020

A Case presentation on Chloramphenicol induced pancytopenia

Talasila Narmada, Niharika Raghvapuram, Saidulu Ganta

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Chloramphenicol is a semi synthetic, oad spectrum antibiotic derived from Streptomyces venezualae with bacteriostatic activity as it inhibits bacterial protein synthesis.Chloramphenicol remains an important inpatient antibiotic used in treating certain life–threatening infections .We report an adverse drug reaction chloramphenicol induced pancytopenia in a patient with severe traumatic ain injury caused by road traffic accident, treatment was initiated based on literature analysis. He acquired Multi drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Chloramphenicol was initiated which caused pancytopenia.

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A CASE PRESENTATION ON CHLORAMPHENICOL INDUCED PANCYTOPENIA, Talasila Narmada, Niharika Raghvapuram, Saidulu Ganta INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-5 | May-2020

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