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. 2016 Jun 16;63(6):754–762. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw378

Table 4.

Safety Evaluation up to Late Follow-up (Safety Population)

AE Category Ceftazidime-Avibactam (n = 511) Doripenem (n = 509)
Any AE 185 (36.2) 158 (31.0)
Any AE with an outcome of death 0 0
Any serious AE 21 (4.1) 12 (2.4)
Any AE leading to discontinuation of study drug 7 (1.4) 6 (1.2)
Any AE of severe intensity 10 (2.0) 7 (1.4)
AEs reported in ≥2% of patients in either treatment group by system organ class and preferred terma
 Nervous system disorders
  Headache 38 (7.4) 40 (7.9)
 Gastrointestinal disorders
  Nausea 15 (2.9) 10 (2.0)
  Diarrhea 14 (2.7) 6 (1.2)
  Constipation 11 (2.2) 7 (1.4)

Data are presented as No. (%).

Abbreviation: AE, adverse event.

a MedDRA (version 16.1) classification. Patients with multiple AEs are counted once for each category or system organ class and/or preferred term. Patients with AEs in >1 category are counted once in each of those categories.