Three cases of intentional isoniazid overdose - a life-threatening condition.
Currently, isoniazid (INH) overdose seems to be a growing and life-threatening problem, partly due to the recent national roll-out of INHpreventive therapy (IPT) for HIV-positive adults. We present three cases, two of which were fatal, seen at Frere and Cecilia Makiwanehospitals, East London, South Africa over the past 16 months.
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Frere Hospital, East London; Department of Medicine, Frere and Cecilia Makiwane hospitals, East London; and Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha. dfstead@gmail.com.
David Francis
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Stead
Carolyn Ruth
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Mason