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Profile of adult patients admitted with drug-induced liver injury at a district hospital in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 61 , issue 6 : Entrepreneurship and Africa’s Cultural Context , 2024 , pages: 223–228

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2019.1657323

Author(s): K Naicker Department of Family Medicine, Durban, S Rangiah Department of Family Medicine, Durban,

Keywords: drug-induced liver injury, hepatitis, HIV, jaundice,

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Background: Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) can be prevented if diagnosed and treated timeously. The identification and primary prevention of DILI risk factors presents the rational means of reducing hospital costs and mortality.

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