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Postoperative wound infection: Which Medications Are Safest? (101 Drugs Compared)

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101 medications are used for Postoperative wound infection, with 897 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Postoperative wound infection are VANCOMYCIN and LINEZOLID.

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All Medications for Postoperative wound infection Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 149 5,348 15,776 15.8%
LINEZOLID Linezolid 114 2,952 7,491 16.4%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 86 5,777 19,426 14.9%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 83 2,747 13,832 6.8%
DAPTOMYCIN daptomycin 82 1,137 4,371 12.6%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 79 3,372 10,462 17.6%
CLINDAMYCIN XACIATO 61 986 5,320 5.8%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 52 2,671 13,894 6.1%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 52 3,880 7,167 28.0%
METRONIDAZOLE metronidazole 46 2,188 7,909 9.7%
RIFAMPIN Rifampin 43 1,439 5,764 10.8%
DOXYCYCLINE Doxycycline 34 1,653 5,618 9.3%
CEFEPIME Cefepime 29 997 3,055 18.0%
CEPHALEXIN Cephalexin 25 295 1,832 3.7%
TIGECYCLINE Tigecycline 24 872 1,283 26.9%
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 22 987 6,385 5.2%
FLUCLOXACILLIN - 20 187 797 12.5%
AMIKACIN ARIKAYCE 19 2,114 4,686 18.7%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 19 2,926 9,596 15.1%
ERTAPENEM INVANZ 18 223 1,617 5.5%

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Most Reported Drugs for Postoperative wound infection

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