title: Adverse drug reactions among patients admitted with infectious diseases at a Brazilian hospital.
abstract: Despite the therapeutic benefits of drugs, adverse drug reactions (ADRs) occur. Method: We assessed a series of suspected ADRs identified from notifications and intensive monitoring of inpatients from March 2013 to March 2014.
  Skin reactions predominated (31%). Systemic anti-infective agents were implicated in 16 (72%) reactions. Fifteen (68%) ADRs were classified as possible. The implicated drug was not correctly identified by the healthcare team in 12 cases.
  Some reactions were not correctly attributed to the causative drug(s), suggesting that the use of a validated evaluation method can promote successful identification of causal links between ADRs and drugs.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pamela Alejandra
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Saavedra
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ceilândia, Universidade de Brasília, Ceilândia, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Micheline Marie Milward de Azevedo
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Meiners
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciane Cruz
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ceilândia, Universidade de Brasília, Ceilândia, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Emília Vitória da
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Dayde Lane Mendonça da
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elza Ferreira
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Noronha
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Inês de
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Toledo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged