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Medications that interfere with potassium levels, such as diuretics; Poisons linked to rhabdomyolysis are heavy metals and venom from insects or snakes. [4] Hemlock may cause rhabdomyolysis, either directly or after eating quail that have fed on it. [4] [12] Fungi such as Russula subnigricans and Tricholoma equestre are known to cause ...
Some infections caused by K. aerogenes result from specific antibiotic treatments, venous catheter insertions, and/or surgical procedures. It is generally found in the human gastrointestinal tract and does not generally cause disease in healthy individuals. It has been found to live in various wastes, hygiene chemicals, and soil.
Nephrotoxicity: [14] acute kidney injury from rhabdomyolysis; Also, myopathy and rhabdomyolysis have been reported in patients simultaneously taking statins, [15] but whether this is due entirely to the statin or whether daptomycin potentiates this effect is unknown. Due to the limited data available, the manufacturer recommends that statins be ...
Penicillins are a widely used group of medications that are effective for the treatment of a wide variety of bacterial infections in human adults and children as well as other species. Some side effects are predictable, of which some are common but not serious, some are uncommon and serious and others are rare. [ 2 ]
[1] [2] Hyperkalemia can cause an abnormal heart rhythm which can result in cardiac arrest and death. [1] [3] Common causes of hyperkalemia include kidney failure, hypoaldosteronism, and rhabdomyolysis. [1] A number of medications can also cause high blood potassium including spironolactone, NSAIDs, and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors. [1]
Meta-analyses conclude that fluoroquinolones pose little or no additional risk to children compared to other antibiotic classes. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Fluoroquinolone use in children may be appropriate when the infection is caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria , or when alternative treatment options require parenteral administration and oral ...
Streptomycin is an antibiotic medication used to treat a number of bacterial infections, [3] including tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium complex, endocarditis, brucellosis, Burkholderia infection, plague, tularemia, and rat bite fever. [3]
Antibiotics can cause severe reactions and add significantly to the cost of care. [21] In the United States, antibiotics and anti-infectives are the leading cause of adverse effect from drugs. In a study of 32 States in 2011, antibiotics and anti-infectives accounted for nearly 24 percent of ADEs that were present on admission, and 28 percent ...