Antibiotics induced thrombocytopenia among hospitalized adult patients: a single center retrospective study

Hanaa Wanas*, Haifa Abdulrahman Fadil, Ahmad K Aljabri, Tariq M Fal, Mohammad S Khoj, Khaled Elmagraby, Rafif Marzouq Almutairi, Ehda Osama Khawaja, Elaaf Obaid Alharbi

Medical Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine Cairo University, Egypt

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Hanaa Wanas, Haifa Abdulrahman Fadil, Ahmad K. Aljabri, Tariq M. Fal, Mohammad S. Khoj, Khaled Elmagraby, Rafif Marzouq Almutairi, Ehda Osama Khawaja, Elaaf Obaid Alharbi, 2024. Antibiotics induced thrombocytopenia among hospitalized adult patients: a single center retrospective study. Journal of medical pharmaceutical and allied sciences, V 13 - I 2, Pages - 6509 – 6515. Doi: https://doi.org/10.55522/jmpas.V13I2.6362.

ABSTRACT

Drug induced thrombocytopenia is a common drug side effect which is frequently encountered upon antibiotics use in patients admitted to hospital. It has been associated with various complications related to liability of bleeding.

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Clinicians must be aware of the dangers connected with antibiotic therapy in order to maximize patient safety. This study aimed to compare the incidence and the associated risk factors of thrombocytopenia in hospitalized patients receiving different ty

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