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Clostridium test positive: Which Medications Cause It? (1,703 Reports Across 132 Drugs)

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Clostridium test positive has been reported as an adverse event with 132 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,703 total reports. 179 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Clostridium test positive are PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM, CEFTRIAXONE, and MEROPENEM.

1,703
Total Reports
132
Drugs Involved
179
Deaths
1,271
Hospitalizations
59.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
54.9% / 45.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Clostridium test positive Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM 227 1.2% 32 212 9
CEFTRIAXONE 204 1.1% 18 186 9
MEROPENEM 130 0.9% 20 123 12
CEPHALEXIN 102 1.3% 4 95 4
CIPROFLOXACIN 99 0.2% 7 86 6
METHOTREXATE 88 0.0% 15 81 12
CEFAZOLIN 87 1.7% 13 80 0
CYTARABINE 76 0.2% 11 66 7
PREDNISONE 76 0.1% 10 65 8
VINCRISTINE 69 0.1% 19 64 4
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE 68 0.4% 4 60 9
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 68 0.1% 11 61 13
CLINDAMYCIN 67 0.4% 7 33 4
ADALIMUMAB 64 0.0% 0 53 5
VANCOMYCIN 61 0.2% 8 51 3
DONOR HUMAN STOOL SPORES 60 9.0% 2 13 0
DEXAMETHASONE 56 0.0% 18 53 7
PANTOPRAZOLE 56 0.1% 1 42 0
ERTAPENEM 55 1.4% 3 54 0
METRONIDAZOLE 54 0.2% 15 42 15

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Clostridium test positive

204 reports
130 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)