Epidemiology of reported serious adverse drug reactions due to anti-infectives using nationwide database of Thailand.

Serious Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) can cause a longer stay, which can result in fatal outcomes. Understanding the prognostic factors for the serious ADRs play a vital role in developing appropriate serious ADR prevention strategies. This study aimed to analyze nationwide database in Thailand to identify predisposing factors associated with the serious ADRs, explore drug exposure, distribution of serious ADRs, types of ADRs, and classify the determinants of serious ADR due to anti-infective in Thailand.

Determinants of severe injury and mortality from road traffic accidents among motorcycle and car users in Southern Thailand.

This study aimed to identify factors associated with severe injury and mortality from road traffic accidents (RTA) among motorcycle and car users in southern Thailand. The data were obtained from the Office of Disease Prevention and Control, Thailand, for years 2008-2013. Chi-squared tests were used to assess associations between determinants and outcomes and these associations were then estimated after adjusting for possible confounding with other factors using logistic regression.