Letter: Bleeding after carbenicillin administration.
1975
K Andrassy, and
E Ritz, and
E Weisschedel
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D002228
Carbenicillin
Broad-spectrum semisynthetic penicillin derivative used parenterally. It is susceptible to gastric juice and penicillinase and may damage platelet function.
Spontaneous or near spontaneous bleeding caused by a defect in clotting mechanisms (BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS) or another abnormality causing a structural flaw in the blood vessels (HEMOSTATIC DISORDERS).