A prospective pharmacovigilance study in the infectious diseases unit of a tertiary care hospital

Conclusions: Prolonged hospital stay and polypharmacy are significant risk factors that increase the incidence of ADRs in infectious disease units. The likelihood of unavoidable ADRs should arouse the attention of clinicians when prescribing antimicrobials.
Source: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research