Open AccessGlucose Homeostasis Abnormalities Associated with Use of Gatifloxacin
Author(s) -
Richard Frothingham
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/496929
Subject(s) - gatifloxacin , medicine , moxifloxacin , levofloxacin , adverse event reporting system , adverse effect , endocrinology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
More than 20 published case reports have described an association between the use of gatifloxacin and hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. We compare the rates of glucose homeostasis abnormality (GHA) adverse event reports (AERs) associated with the use of gatifloxacin and comparator quinolones.
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