The incidence of collagen-associated adverse events in pediatric population with the use of fluoroquinolones: a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Pei-Han Yu (Author), Chih-Fen Hu (Author), Jen-Wei Liu (Author), Chi-Hsiang Chung (Author), Yong-Chen Chen (Author), Chien-An Sun (Author), Wu-Chien Chien (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To evaluate the safety of using fluoroquinolones in pediatric population in Taiwan. Methods Patients aged 0~18 years old with fluoroquinolones prescriptions ≥5 consecutive days during year 2000 to 2013 were selected from the National Health Insurance Research Database, 4-time cas...