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While some specialists in Japan advocate combining fluoroquinolones with tetracyclines for treating JSF, the negative aspects of combination therapy have not been thoroughly evaluated. Whether fluoroquinolones should be combined with tetracyclines for JSF treatment is controversial. The study aimed to evaluate the disadvantages of fluoroquinolones combined with tetracyclines for JSF treatment.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This retrospective cohort study was conducted using a Japanese database comprising claims data from April 2008 to December 2020. The combination therapy group (tetracyclines and fluoroquinolones) was compared with the monotherapy group (tetracycline only) regarding mortality and the incidence of complications.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A total of 797 patients were enrolled: 525 received combination therapy, and 272 received monotherapy. The adjusted odds ratio (OR) for mortality was 2.30 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.28\u201318.77] in the combination therapy group with respect to the monotherapy group. According to the subgroup analysis, patients undergoing combination therapy with ciprofloxacin experienced higher mortality rates compared with those receiving monotherapy (adjusted OR\u200a=\u200a25.98, 95% CI\u200a=\u200a1.71\u2013393.75). Additionally, 27.7% of the combination therapy group received NSAIDs concurrently with fluoroquinolones. The combination therapy with NSAIDs group was significantly more likely to experience convulsions than the monotherapy without NSAIDs group (adjusted OR: 5.44, 95% CI: 1.13\u201326.30).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study found no evidence that combination therapy improves mortality outcomes and instead uncovered its deleterious effects. 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