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High prevalence of antibiotic use in a tertiary-care hospital in Sierra Leone: We need to handle antibiotics with care
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health concern that has the potential to reverse decades of progress aimed at decreasing morbidity and mortality attributed to infectious diseases. In 2019, ~5 million deaths were associated with AMR, of which 1.2 million were attributed...
Autores principales: | Kamara, Ibrahim Franklyn, Fofanah, Bobson, Sheriff, Bockarie Pharaj, Katawera, Victoria, Musoke, Robert, Lakoh, Sulaiman, Kamara, Kadijatu Nabie, Kanu, Joseph Sam |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10594229/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ash.2023.242 |
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