Nitrofurantoin and peripheral neuropathy with megaloblastic anaemia.
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Nitrofurantoin and peripheral neuropathy with megaloblastic anaemia.
Nitrofurantoin is a synthetic antibacterial drug derived from furan by the addition of a nitro group and a side chain containing hydantoin (Fig. 1). It has a bacteriostatic, and, in higher concentration, a bactericidal, action on a wide range of Grampositive and Gram-negative organisms. It is widely used in the treatment of urinary tract infections. Common complications caused by the drug are a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1966
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.29.3.224