Adult medical emergency unit presentations due to adverse drug reactions in a setting of high HIV prevalence

Adult medical emergency unit presentations due to adverse drug reactions in a setting of high HIV prevalence

Introduction: South Africa has the world's largest antiretroviral treatment programme, which may contribute to the adverse drug reaction (ADR) burden. We aimed to determine the proportion of adult non-trauma emergency unit (EU) presentations attributable to ADRs and to characterise ADR-related...

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Main Authors: Johannes P. Mouton, Nicole Jobanputra, Christine Njuguna, Hannah Gunter, Annemie Stewart, Ushma Mehta, Sa'ad Lahri, Richard Court, Ehimario Igumbor, Gary Maartens, Karen Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Emergency department
Adverse drug reaction
Prevalence
HIV
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X20301269

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