Anti‐infectives‐induced adverse drug reactions in hospitalized patients

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To assess the rate and seriousness of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) attributable to anti-infective agents in hospitalized patients; to estimate the likelihood of experiencing anti-infectives-induced ADRs at different length of drug usage in the hospital; to compare different classes of anti-infectives in inducing ADRs; to determine the impact of age and sex on anti-infectives-induced ADRs. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study.

Authors

Gholami K; Parsa S; Shalviri G; Sharifzadeh M; Assasi N

Journal

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Vol. 14, No. 7, pp. 501–506

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

July 2005

DOI

10.1002/pds.1099

ISSN

1053-8569

Associated Experts

Nazila Assasi

Assistant Professor (Part-Time), Faculty of Health Sciences

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