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Bacterial test positive: Which Medications Cause It? (1,644 Reports Across 127 Drugs)

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Bacterial test positive has been reported as an adverse event with 127 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,644 total reports. 129 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Bacterial test positive are INOTERSEN, ALEMTUZUMAB, and DEVICE.

1,644
Total Reports
127
Drugs Involved
129
Deaths
864
Hospitalizations
53.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
62.6% / 37.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Bacterial test positive Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
INOTERSEN 193 11.3% 5 31 0
ALEMTUZUMAB 192 1.4% 0 69 4
DEVICE 133 1.0% 3 13 0
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 114 0.2% 5 43 2
ADALIMUMAB 102 0.0% 2 66 1
ACYCLOVIR 54 0.4% 0 25 0
OCRELIZUMAB 45 0.1% 1 6 0
METHOTREXATE 44 0.0% 16 32 1
CYTARABINE 30 0.1% 3 24 0
DEXAMETHASONE 29 0.0% 5 25 2
RITUXIMAB 27 0.0% 2 24 4
DALFAMPRIDINE 26 0.1% 0 3 0
DULOXETINE 25 0.1% 0 7 0
PREDNISONE 25 0.0% 6 21 2
VINCRISTINE 24 0.0% 4 23 0
ETANERCEPT 23 0.0% 4 13 0
PACLITAXEL 23 0.0% 0 21 9
OCTREOTIDE 22 0.1% 7 22 2
CIPROFLOXACIN 21 0.1% 5 17 3
TRASTUZUMAB 21 0.1% 1 18 9

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Bacterial test positive

193 reports
192 reports
133 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)