Device Problem
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
Patient Problems
Death (1802); Unspecified Infection (1930); Liver Damage/Dysfunction (1954)
Event Date 02/01/2016
Event Type
Death
Event Description
(b)(6) died on (b)(6) 2016 due to drug induced liver injury due to taking levofloxacin and rifampin for a hernia mesh infection.The mesh could not be removed because of the liver damaged, and a liver transplant could not be done because of the infection.So will something be done about this? dates of use: (b)(6) 2016.Diagnosis or reason for use: hernia mesh infection.Event abated after use stopped or dose reduced? no.