Tigecycline and Fungaemia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Fungaemia is reported as a side effect among people who take Tigecycline (tigecycline), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Vancomycin, and have Autoimmune hepatitis.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Fungaemia when taking Tigecycline. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 3,945 people who have side effects when taking Tigecycline from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Tigecycline?
Tigecycline has active ingredients of tigecycline. eHealthMe is studying from 3,946 Tigecycline users. Check the latest studies of Tigecycline.
What is Fungaemia?
Fungaemia (fungi circulate in the blood) is found to be associated with 271 drugs and 381 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Fungaemia.
3,945 people reported to have side effects when taking Tigecycline.
Among them, 21 people (0.53%) have Fungaemia.

Among these 21 people:
How long have people been on Tigecycline when they have Fungaemia? *
- < 1 month: 100 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Fungaemia when taking Tigecycline? *
- female: 10 %
- male: 90 %
What is the age of people who have Fungaemia when taking Tigecycline? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 43.75 %
- 30-39: 6.25 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 50.0 %
What are other drugs people take besides Tigecycline? *
- Vancomycin: 7 people, 33.33%
- Azathioprine: 6 people, 28.57%
- Gentamicin: 6 people, 28.57%
- Methotrexate: 3 people, 14.29%
- Cyclophosphamide: 3 people, 14.29%
- Cortisone Acetate: 3 people, 14.29%
- Meropenem: 3 people, 14.29%
- Dexamethasone: 3 people, 14.29%
- Amphotericin B: 3 people, 14.29%
- Nifedipine: 2 people, 9.52%
What are other side effects people have besides Fungaemia? *
- Septic Shock (shock due to blood infection): 11 people, 52.38%
- Trichosporon Infection (a fungal infection by trichophyton): 5 people, 23.81%
- Pathogen Resistance: 4 people, 19.05%
- Klebsiella Infection: 4 people, 19.05%
- Sepsis (a severe blood infection that can lead to organ failure and death): 4 people, 19.05%
- Staphylococcal Bacteraemia (a bacterial infection of blood): 3 people, 14.29%
- Jaundice - Yellow Skin (a yellowish pigmentation of the skin): 3 people, 14.29%
- Acinetobacter Infection (infection by group of bacteria commonly found in soil and water): 3 people, 14.29%
- Arthritis Bacterial (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints due to bacterial infection): 3 people, 14.29%
- Metabolic Acidosis (body produces too much acid, or when the kidneys are not removing enough acid from the body): 2 people, 9.52%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Autoimmune Hepatitis: 6 people, 28.57%
- Staphylococcal Bacteraemia (a bacterial infection of blood): 4 people, 19.05%
- Klebsiella Infection: 4 people, 19.05%
- T-Cell Type Acute Leukaemia (a form of cancer of the white blood cells): 3 people, 14.29%
- Acinetobacter Infection (infection by group of bacteria commonly found in soil and water): 3 people, 14.29%
- Agranulocytosis (a deficiency of granulocytes in the blood, causing increased vulnerability to infection): 3 people, 14.29%
- Fungal Infection: 3 people, 14.29%
- High Blood Pressure: 2 people, 9.52%
- Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 2 people, 9.52%
- Depression: 2 people, 9.52%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Tigecycline:
- Tigecycline (3,946 reports)
Fungaemia treatments and more:
- Fungaemia (2,305 reports)
How severe was Fungaemia and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of tigecycline:
- Fungaemia and drugs with ingredients of tigecycline (22 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 Tigecycline:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Fungaemia:
- Fungaemia (271 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Fungaemia:
- Fungaemia (381 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on tigecycline (the active ingredients of Tigecycline) and Tigecycline (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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