Risk factors associated with the development of seizures among adult patients treated with ertapenem: A matched case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study is to compare the characteristics of those ertapenem-treated adult patients with and without development of seizures, and identify the associated factors for the development of seizures.

Methods

This retrospective study was conducted at Chia-Yi Christian Hospital from January 2012 to December 2014. Patients developing seizures during their ertapenem treatment course were identified as case patients. Those without seizures who had received ertapenem for at least five days were considered as the pool of control patients. For each case patient, four matched patients from the control pool were randomly selected as the final control group, based on age, gender, and the date of ertapenem prescription.

Results

A total of 1706 ertapenem-tre

SUBMITTER: Lee YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5536326 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature