From: Unnecessary use of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in hospitalized patients
Adverse Event | All Unnecessary Regimens (n = 70) | *Unnecessary monotherapy regimens (n = 45) | Necessary Regimens with Unnecessary Days of Therapy (n = 50) |
---|---|---|---|
GI symptoms | 8 (11) | 4 (9) | 9 (18) |
Resistant organism colonization or infection | 6 (9) | 1 (2) | 7 (14) |
Clostridium difficile infection | 0 | 0 | 3 (6) |
Candida infection | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 5 (10) |
Allergy | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 |
Renal complications | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 0 |
Phlebitis | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 |
Other | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 |