Ceftriaxone and Listeriosis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Listeriosis is reported as a side effect among people who take Ceftriaxone (ceftriaxone sodium), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, also take Apixaban, and have Iga nephropathy.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Listeriosis when taking Ceftriaxone. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 40,872 people who have side effects when taking Ceftriaxone from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Ceftriaxone?

Ceftriaxone has active ingredients of ceftriaxone sodium. It is often used in typhoid fever. eHealthMe is studying from 40,991 Ceftriaxone users. Check the latest studies of Ceftriaxone.

What is Listeriosis?

Listeriosis (a food borne illness caused by listeria monocytogenes, bacteria found in soil and water) is found to be associated with 127 drugs and 191 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Listeriosis.

On Jul, 08, 2026

40,872 people reported to have side effects when taking Ceftriaxone.
Among them, 32 people (0.08%) have Listeriosis.

Among these 32 people:

What is the gender of people who have Listeriosis when taking Ceftriaxone? *

female: 29.63 %
male: 70.37 %

What is the age of people who have Listeriosis when taking Ceftriaxone? *

What are other drugs people take besides Ceftriaxone? *

Apixaban: 6 people, 18.75%
Dexamethasone: 5 people, 15.62%
Vancomycin: 4 people, 12.50%
Acyclovir: 3 people, 9.38%
Prednisolone: 3 people, 9.38%
Metronidazole: 3 people, 9.38%
Amoxicillin: 2 people, 6.25%
Folic Acid: 2 people, 6.25%
Methadone Hydrochloride: 2 people, 6.25%
Morphine: 2 people, 6.25%

What are other side effects people have besides Listeriosis? *

Encephalitis Brain Stem (rare inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system): 11 people, 34.38%
Secondary Immunodeficiency (lack of immunity due to some disease): 6 people, 18.75%
Cytomegalovirus Infection: 6 people, 18.75%
Fever: 5 people, 15.62%
Foetal Exposure During Pregnancy (exposing your unborn child to contraindicated in pregnancy leads birth defect): 5 people, 15.62%
Leishmaniasis (a disease caused by protozoan parasites that belong to the genus leishmania): 5 people, 15.62%
Septic Shock (shock due to blood infection): 5 people, 15.62%
Sepsis (a severe blood infection that can lead to organ failure and death): 5 people, 15.62%
Foetal Distress Syndrome (altered heart rate or rhythm and leading tocompromised blood flow or changes in blood chemistry of foetus): 4 people, 12.50%
Intraventricular Haemorrhage (intraventricular bleeding): 4 people, 12.50%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Iga Nephropathy (kidney disease- condition prevents the kidneys from filtering waste): 6 people, 18.75%
Lyme Disease (a bacterial infection that is spread to humans by infected ticks): 3 people, 9.38%
Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement): 2 people, 6.25%
Sarcoidosis (an inflammatory disease that affects multiple organs in the body, but mostly the lungs and lymph glands): 2 people, 6.25%
Pneumonia Bacterial (pneumonia associated with bacterial infection): 2 people, 6.25%
Hiv Infection: 2 people, 6.25%
Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 1 person, 3.12%
Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 1 person, 3.12%
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell)): 1 person, 3.12%
Dermatomyositis (inflammation of the skin and underlying muscle tissue, typically occurring as an autoimmune condition or associated with internal cancer): 1 person, 3.12%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related publications that referenced our studies

Agrawal SR, Rajput A, Jain AP, "Leukocytoclastic vasculitis and acute allergic interstitial nephritis following ceftriaxone exposure", Journal of pharmacology & pharmacotherapeutics, 2014 Jan .
Agrawal SR, Rajput A, Jain AP, "Leukocytoclastic vasculitis and acute allergic interstitial nephritis following ceftriaxone exposure", Journal of pharmacology & pharmacotherapeutics, 2014 Jan .

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ceftriaxone sodium (the active ingredients of Ceftriaxone) and Ceftriaxone (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?

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