Table 2.
Significant adverse effects seen with currently used antibiotics.
Antibiotic | Significant Adverse Effects | Reference |
---|---|---|
Vancomycin | Nephrotoxicity, hypotension, hypersensitivity reactions; Red man syndrome | [65] |
Linezolid | Thrombocytopenia, optic neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy, lactic acidosis | [66] |
Daptomycin | Myopathy, rhabdomyolysis, eosinophilic pneumonia, anaphylactic hypersensitivity reactions | [67] |
Tigecycline | Bone growth inhibition, teratogenicity, hepatic toxicity, elevated liver enzymes | [68] |
Clindamycin | Pseudomembranous colitis, thrombophlebitis, azotemia, agranulocytosis | [69] |