Compounded Colistimethate as Possible Cause of Fatal Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

  • McCoy K
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To the Editor: We report a case of pharmacy compounding of the colistin prodrug colistimethate sodium that led to a fatal case of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The patient was a 2...

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McCoy, K. S. (2007). Compounded Colistimethate as Possible Cause of Fatal Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. New England Journal of Medicine, 357(22), 2310–2311. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmc071717

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