A 55-year-old man on ICU is being treated with IV tigecycline for a multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii wound infection. What is the most comm...

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A 55-year-old man on ICU is being treated with IV tigecycline for a multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii wound infection. What is the most common adverse effect of tigecycline?

Accepted Answer

Nausea and vomiting - occurring in approximately 30% of patients

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Nephrotoxicity

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Hepatotoxicity

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QT prolongation

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Ototoxicity

uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): Tigecycline Adverse Effects

A 55-year-old man on ICU is being treated with IV tigecycline for a multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii wound infection. What is the most common adverse effect of tigecycline?