Adverse Reactions to Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole in Hospitalized Patients

1 March 1982

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases

Vol. 4 (2) , 426-428
https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/4.2.426

Abstract

Of 1,121 hospitalized recipients of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, 91 (8%) experienced reactions that were attributed to this drug. The most common adverse effects were gastrointestinal upset (3.9%) and skin reactions (3.3%). Serious toxicity attributable to the drug was rare.

Keywords

TRIMETHOPRIM SULFAMETHOXAZOLE
REACTIONS TO TRIMETHOPRIM
TOXICITY
RECIPIENTS
UPSET
ADVERSE
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE IN HOSPITALIZED

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