TY - JOUR
T1 - Adverse reactions to antibiotics
T2 - Clues for recognizing, understanding, and avoiding them
AU - Gleckman, Richard A.
AU - Borrego, Fernando
PY - 1997/4/1
Y1 - 1997/4/1
N2 - At best they are inconvenient. At worst they complicate treatment, injure patients, and fuel litigation. Adverse antibiotic reactions represent a major cause of iatrogenic illness-a situation that deserves careful and continuous scrutiny. This article reviews the classification and mechanism of action of adverse reactions and offers specific information about both avoiding and managing them.
AB - At best they are inconvenient. At worst they complicate treatment, injure patients, and fuel litigation. Adverse antibiotic reactions represent a major cause of iatrogenic illness-a situation that deserves careful and continuous scrutiny. This article reviews the classification and mechanism of action of adverse reactions and offers specific information about both avoiding and managing them.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0030954999&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3810/pgm.1997.04.198
DO - 10.3810/pgm.1997.04.198
M3 - Article
C2 - 9126206
AN - SCOPUS:0030954999
SN - 0032-5481
VL - 101
SP - 97
EP - 108
JO - Postgraduate Medicine
JF - Postgraduate Medicine
IS - 4
ER -