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Listeriosis: Which Medications Are Safest? (52 Drugs Compared)

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52 medications are used for Listeriosis, with 202 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Listeriosis are AMPICILLIN and GENTAMICIN.

202
Total Reports
52
Drugs Used

All Medications for Listeriosis Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
AMPICILLIN Ampicillin and Sulbactam 76 482 1,227 13.2%
GENTAMICIN Gentamicin 59 947 2,865 14.4%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 36 1,212 11,721 4.0%
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 29 5,348 15,776 15.8%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 28 2,926 9,596 15.1%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 26 5,777 19,426 14.9%
CEFUROXIME Cefuroxime sodium 15 439 2,274 8.4%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 14 3,880 7,167 28.0%
METRONIDAZOLE metronidazole 14 2,188 7,909 9.7%
CEFTAZIDIME TAZICEF 11 696 1,503 22.0%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 10 3,372 10,462 17.6%
MOXIFLOXACIN Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Tablets, 400 mg 9 1,623 4,167 11.4%
LINEZOLID Linezolid 8 2,952 7,491 16.4%
ACYCLOVIR Acyclovir 6 2,057 6,095 14.5%
PENICILLIN G Penicillin G Potassium 6 187 599 5.1%
CEFTRIAXONE\CEFTRIAXONE - 5 257 788 17.6%

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