December 2021. Volume 17. Number 4

Quinolones in teenagers: a relative contraindication, not absolute

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Ross RK, Kinlaw AC, Herzog MM, Funk MJ, Gerber JS. Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics and Tendon Injury in Adolescents. Pediatrics. 2021;147:e2020033316.
Reviewers: González Rodríguez MP1, Flores Villar S2.
1Pediatra. CS Barrio del Pilar. Madrid. España.
2Unidad de Hospitalización Pediátrica. Hospital Universitario MútuaTerrassa. Barcelona. España.
Correspondence: María Paz González Rodríguez. Email: pazgonz@gmail.com
Reception date: 01/12/2021
Acceptance date: 20/12/2021
Publication date: 22/12/2021

Abstract

Authors’ conclusions: the risk of tendon rupture associated with fluoroquinolone treatment was small. The association with tendinitis was also very low. Other more common potential adverse drug effects may be more important to consider for treatment decision-making, particularly in adolescents without other risk factors for tendon injury.

Reviewers’ commentary:  in this observational retrospective cohort study, it is evidenced that the use of fluoroquinolones in adolescents does not present more associated tendon tears or injuries. In combination with other drugs, their use should be considered.

How to cite this article

González Rodríguez MP, Flores Villar S. Quinolonas en adolescentes: una contraindicación relativa, no absoluta. Evid Pediatr. 2021;17:40.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Ross RK, Kinlaw AC, Herzog MM, Funk MJ, Gerber JS. Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics and Tendon Injury in Adolescents. Pediatrics. 2021;147:e2020033316.
Reviewers: González Rodríguez MP1, Flores Villar S2.
1Pediatra. CS Barrio del Pilar. Madrid. España.
2Unidad de Hospitalización Pediátrica. Hospital Universitario MútuaTerrassa. Barcelona. España.
Correspondence: María Paz González Rodríguez. Email: pazgonz@gmail.com
Reception date: 01/12/2021
Acceptance date: 20/12/2021
Publication date: 22/12/2021

How to cite this article

González Rodríguez MP, Flores Villar S. Quinolonas en adolescentes: una contraindicación relativa, no absoluta. Evid Pediatr. 2021;17:40.

22/12/2021

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