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Antibiotic prescription among children with common cold at a district hospital in Uganda

BACKGROUND: Most childhood infections are of viral origin making antibiotics unnecessary. They are, however, the most frequently prescribed drugs dispensed to children, resulting in inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions, which are one of the main drivers of antibiotic resistance. AIM: The study aim...

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Autores principales:	Tusubira, Brenda, Mukisa, Lillian N., Okuuny, Vicent, Besigye, Innocent
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	AOSIS 2023
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10476461/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37526556 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v15i1.4106

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