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Table 5 Safety analysis

From: Impact of rifampicin dose in bone and joint prosthetic device infections due to Staphylococcus spp: a retrospective single-center study in France

 

Total

Low-dose

Intermediate-dose

High-dose

AE occurrence, n (%)

 Yes

106 (25.8)

5 (18.5)

81 (25.4)

20 (30.8)

 No

281 (68.4)

18 (66.7)

220 (69)

43 (66.2)

 Unknown

24 (5.8)

4 (14.8)

18 (5.6)

2 (3.1)

Type of AE, n (%)

 Digestive

51 (48.1)

2 (40)

36 (44.4)

12 (60)

 Hepatic

12 (11.3)

2 (40)

11 (13.6)

0 (0)

 Cutaneous

11 (10.4)

0 (0)

8 (9.9)

2 (10)

 Renal

3 (2.8)

0 (0)

2 (2.5)

1 (5)

 Hematological

2 (1.9)

0 (0)

2 (2.5)

0 (0)

 General

1 (0,94)

0 (0)

1 (1,2)

0 (0)

 Neurologic

1 (0,94)

0 (0)

1 (1,2)

0 (0)

  > 1 AE types

23 (21,8)

1 (20)

17 (20,9)

4 (20)

 Not specified

1 (0,94)

0 (0)

1 (1,2)

1 (5)

 Unknown

1 (0,94)

0 (0)

2 (2,5)

0 (0)

AE severity grade, n (%)

 I – II

75 (70.8)

3 (60)

53 (65.4)

16 (80)

 III – IV

15 (14.2)

2 (40)

10 (12.3)

2 (10)

 Unknown

16 (15)

0 (0)

18 (22.2)

2 (10)

AE consequences on patient management

 Antibiotic change

62 (58.5)

5 (100)

50 (61.7)

7 (35)

 Rifampicin continuation

32 (30.2)

0 (0)

20 (24.7)

11 (55)

 Galenic change

6 (5.7)

0 (0)

4 (4.9)

2 (10)

 Dosage decrease

2 (1.9)

0 (0)

2 (2.5)

0 (0)

 Antibiotic discontinuation

4 (3.8)

0 (0)

4 (4.9)

0 (0)

 Unknown

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (1.2)

0 (0)