Prevalence and risk factors of antituberculosis drug-induced hepatitis in Malaysia

Prevalence and risk factors of antituberculosis drug-induced hepatitis in Malaysia

Tuberculosis (TB) affects onethird of the world’s population. Anti-TB drugs with isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide are very effective but they can cause hepatotoxicity. Many risk factors have been recognised. Data on prevalence of anti-TB drug-induced hepatitis as well as the contributing...

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Main Authors: Omar, Ahmad Marzuki, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi, Ayoub, Suhaimi, Musa, Kamarul Imran
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Language:English
Published: Singapore Medical Association 2008
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R Medicine (General)
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spelling iium-105862013-09-20T06:50:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/10586/ Prevalence and risk factors of antituberculosis drug-induced hepatitis in Malaysia Omar, Ahmad Marzuki Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi Ayoub, Suhaimi Musa, Kamarul Imran R Medicine (General) Tuberculosis (TB) affects onethird of the world’s population. Anti-TB drugs with isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide are very effective but they can cause hepatotoxicity. Many risk factors have been recognised. Data on prevalence of anti-TB drug-induced hepatitis as well as the contributing risk factors are scarce in Malaysia. This observational case control study was designed to look at the prevalence and the risk factors of drug-induced hepatitis in our population. Singapore Medical Association 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/10586/1/SMJ_-_Prevalence_and_risk_factors_of_antituberculosis_drug-induced_hepatitis_in_Malaysia.pdf Omar, Ahmad Marzuki and Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi and Ayoub, Suhaimi and Musa, Kamarul Imran (2008) Prevalence and risk factors of antituberculosis drug-induced hepatitis in Malaysia. Singapore Medical Journal, 49 (9). pp. 688-693. ISSN 0037-5675 http://smj.sma.org.sg/4909/4909a5.pdf
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spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
Omar, Ahmad Marzuki
Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi
Ayoub, Suhaimi
Musa, Kamarul Imran
Prevalence and risk factors of antituberculosis drug-induced hepatitis in Malaysia
description Tuberculosis (TB) affects onethird of the world’s population. Anti-TB drugs with isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide are very effective but they can cause hepatotoxicity. Many risk factors have been recognised. Data on prevalence of anti-TB drug-induced hepatitis as well as the contributing risk factors are scarce in Malaysia. This observational case control study was designed to look at the prevalence and the risk factors of drug-induced hepatitis in our population.
format Article
author Omar, Ahmad Marzuki
Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi
Ayoub, Suhaimi
Musa, Kamarul Imran
author_facet Omar, Ahmad Marzuki
Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi
Ayoub, Suhaimi
Musa, Kamarul Imran
author_sort Omar, Ahmad Marzuki
title Prevalence and risk factors of antituberculosis drug-induced hepatitis in Malaysia
title_short Prevalence and risk factors of antituberculosis drug-induced hepatitis in Malaysia
title_full Prevalence and risk factors of antituberculosis drug-induced hepatitis in Malaysia
title_fullStr Prevalence and risk factors of antituberculosis drug-induced hepatitis in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and risk factors of antituberculosis drug-induced hepatitis in Malaysia
title_sort prevalence and risk factors of antituberculosis drug-induced hepatitis in malaysia
publisher Singapore Medical Association
publishDate 2008
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/10586/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/10586/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/10586/1/SMJ_-_Prevalence_and_risk_factors_of_antituberculosis_drug-induced_hepatitis_in_Malaysia.pdf
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