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Staphylococcal infection: Which Medications Are Safest? (289 Drugs Compared)

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289 medications are used for Staphylococcal infection, with 6,508 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Staphylococcal infection are VANCOMYCIN and DAPTOMYCIN.

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All Medications for Staphylococcal infection Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 2,232 5,348 15,776 15.8%
DAPTOMYCIN daptomycin 1,014 1,137 4,371 12.6%
LINEZOLID Linezolid 956 2,952 7,491 16.4%
RIFAMPIN Rifampin 439 1,439 5,764 10.8%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 342 5,777 19,426 14.9%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 292 2,747 13,832 6.8%
DOXYCYCLINE Doxycycline 265 1,653 5,618 9.3%
CLINDAMYCIN XACIATO 257 986 5,320 5.8%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 213 2,671 13,894 6.1%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 201 3,372 10,462 17.6%
CEFAZOLIN Cefazolin 173 345 2,331 6.7%
MUPIROCIN MUPIROCIN 170 32 352 0.9%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 155 3,880 7,167 28.0%
GENTAMICIN Gentamicin 147 947 2,865 14.4%
CEFTAROLINE FOSAMIL Teflaro 136 177 258 22.4%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 112 2,926 9,596 15.1%
CEFEPIME Cefepime 100 997 3,055 18.0%
FLUCLOXACILLIN - 98 187 797 12.5%
CLOXACILLIN - 85 106 618 10.7%
DALBAVANCIN DALBAVANCIN HYDROCHLORIDE 85 54 288 4.9%

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