Macrolide-associated ototoxicity: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study to assess the association of macrolide use with tinnitus and hearing loss.

J Antimicrob Chemother · 2021 · PMC8446930 · PMID 34312676

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of borderline significanceP = 0.053so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Only very recent use (≤3 weeks) showed an association of borderline significance ( P = 0.053) with higher hearing thresholds, which was not significant in Model 2 (difference = 4.34 dB; 95% CI –6.28; 14.96; P = 0.423).

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borderline significantno p-value reported

A borderline significant higher hearing threshold in very recent users (≤3 weeks) was found.

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