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Azithromycin induced significant QT prolongation within a few hours of administration, leading to torsade de pointes.
Azithromycin can induce significant QT prolongation and torsade de pointes within hours of administration, despite being rarely associated with this adverse event compared to erythromycin.
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Azithromycin may trigger torsade de pointes; leaves open population-level risk and monitoring needs.
HUANG et al. (2007) studied this question. Azithromycin induced significant QT prolongation within a few hours of administration, leading to torsade de pointes.
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