Ertapenem neurotoxicity in liver transplantation.

Sara Martínez Delgado, Alejandro Mínguez Sabater, Pablo Ladrón Abia, María Victoria Aguilera Sancho-Tello, María García Eliz, Isabel Conde

Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva 2022 Apr

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Carbapenems are antibiotics of the cephalosporin family with a good penetrance into the central nervous system. Neurotoxicity is a rare adverse effect, most often associated with imipenem (0.4-10 %) and unusual with ertapenem. It usually presents as seizures, although encephalopathy or hallucinations may develop. However, a recent large study (n = 544) found neurotoxicity associated to the use of ertapenem with an incidence of 4.6 %. There were associated factors such as advanced age or renal dysfunction (ertapenem has a renal metabolism level of 80 %).

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Sara Martínez Delgado, Alejandro Mínguez Sabater, Pablo Ladrón Abia, María Victoria Aguilera Sancho-Tello, María García Eliz, Isabel Conde. Ertapenem neurotoxicity in liver transplantation. Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva. 2022 Apr;114(4):240-241