| Literature DB >> 29788331 |
Anthony J Garcia-Prats1, Heather R Draper1, Heather Finlayson2, Jana Winckler1, André Burger3, Barend Fourie2, Stephanie Thee4, Anneke C Hesseling1, H Simon Schaaf1.
Abstract
Safety concerns persist for long-term pediatric fluoroquinolone use. Seventy children (median age, 2.1 years) treated with levofloxacin 10-20 mg/kg once daily for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (median observation time, 11.8 months) had few musculoskeletal events, no levofloxacin-attributed serious adverse events, and no Fridericia-corrected QT interval >450 ms. Long-term levofloxacin was safe and well tolerated.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29788331 PMCID: PMC6233673 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy416
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079