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Mycobacterium chelonae infection: Which Medications Are Safest? (53 Drugs Compared)

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53 medications are used for Mycobacterium chelonae infection, with 419 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Mycobacterium chelonae infection are CLARITHROMYCIN and LINEZOLID.

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All Medications for Mycobacterium chelonae infection Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 124 987 6,385 5.2%
LINEZOLID Linezolid 112 2,952 7,491 16.4%
TOBRAMYCIN TOBRAMYCIN 65 1,306 5,106 11.3%
AMIKACIN ARIKAYCE 62 2,114 4,686 18.7%
AZITHROMYCIN AZITHROMYCIN 62 1,405 5,983 8.0%
CLOFAZIMINE - 59 1,021 1,528 23.0%
MOXIFLOXACIN Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Tablets, 400 mg 56 1,623 4,167 11.4%
TIGECYCLINE Tigecycline 46 872 1,283 26.9%
AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS - 38 1,333 4,313 9.2%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 38 2,671 13,894 6.1%
IMIPENEM - 34 604 826 32.1%
TEDIZOLID SIVEXTRO 21 68 217 8.8%
CILASTATIN\IMIPENEM - 20 643 1,798 13.2%
CEFOXITIN Cefoxitin and Dextrose 17 48 252 6.4%
OMADACYCLINE NUZYRA 17 79 231 7.3%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 16 5,777 19,426 14.9%
DOXYCYCLINE Doxycycline 15 1,653 5,618 9.3%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 9 2,747 13,832 6.8%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 8 3,880 7,167 28.0%
TOBRAMYCIN\TOBRAMYCIN - 8 53 153 13.4%

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