Augmentin and Staphylococcal bacteraemia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Staphylococcal bacteraemia is reported as a side effect among people who take Augmentin (amoxicillin; clavulanate potassium), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Humira, and have Psoriasis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Staphylococcal bacteraemia when taking Augmentin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 41,293 people who have side effects when taking Augmentin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Augmentin?

Augmentin has active ingredients of amoxicillin; clavulanate potassium. It is often used in sinusitis. eHealthMe is studying from 42,620 Augmentin users. Check the latest studies of Augmentin.

What is Staphylococcal bacteraemia?

Staphylococcal bacteraemia (a bacterial infection of blood) is found to be associated with 610 drugs and 667 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Staphylococcal bacteraemia.

On Jul, 08, 2026

41,293 people reported to have side effects when taking Augmentin.
Among them, 37 people (0.09%) have Staphylococcal bacteraemia.

Could Augmentin cause Staphylococcal bacteraemia?

Among these 37 people:

How long have people been on Augmentin when they have Staphylococcal bacteraemia? *

What is the gender of people who have Staphylococcal bacteraemia when taking Augmentin? *

female: 36.36 %
male: 63.64 %

What is the age of people who have Staphylococcal bacteraemia when taking Augmentin? *

What are other drugs people take besides Augmentin? *

What are other side effects people have besides Staphylococcal bacteraemia? *

Fever: 17 people, 45.95%
Rashes (redness): 13 people, 35.14%
Joint Pain: 11 people, 29.73%
Dermatitis Psoriasiform (large white or silver flakes on the skin): 10 people, 27.03%
Erythema Multiforme (a type of hypersensitivity reaction): 10 people, 27.03%
Paleness (unusual lightness of skin colour): 10 people, 27.03%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 10 people, 27.03%
Stress And Anxiety: 10 people, 27.03%
Skin Exfoliation (removal of the oldest dead skin cells): 10 people, 27.03%
Dermatitis Exfoliative Generalised (inflammatory skin disease with erythema and scaling that affects nearly the entire cutaneous surface): 10 people, 27.03%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Psoriasis (immune-mediated disease that affects the skin): 10 people, 27.03%
High Blood Pressure: 8 people, 21.62%
Pneumonia: 8 people, 21.62%
Joint Pain: 8 people, 21.62%
Thyroid Diseases: 8 people, 21.62%
Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 8 people, 21.62%
Psoriatic Arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop): 4 people, 10.81%
Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 3 people, 8.11%
Lupus-Like Syndrome (a disease symptom matches with lupus an immune disease): 2 people, 5.41%
Muscle Spasms (muscle contraction): 2 people, 5.41%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Staphylococcal bacteraemia (6,927 reports)

How severe was Staphylococcal bacteraemia and when was it recovered:

Staphylococcal bacteraemia in Augmentin

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of amoxicillin; clavulanate potassium:

Staphylococcal bacteraemia and drugs with ingredients of amoxicillin; clavulanate potassium (34 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Augmentin:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Staphylococcal bacteraemia:

Staphylococcal bacteraemia (610 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Staphylococcal bacteraemia:

Staphylococcal bacteraemia (667 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on amoxicillin; clavulanate potassium (the active ingredients of Augmentin) and Augmentin (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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