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Multiple challenges of antibiotic use in a large hospital in Ethiopia – a ward-specific study showing high rates of hospital-acquired infections and ineffective prophylaxis
BACKGROUND: This project aims to study the use of antibiotics in three clinical wards in the largest tertiary teaching hospital in Ethiopia for a period of 1 year. The specific aims were to assess the prevalence of patients on antibiotics, quantify the antibiotic consumption and identify the main in...
Autores principales: | Gutema, Girma, Håkonsen, Helle, Engidawork, Ephrem, Toverud, Else-Lydia |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5934805/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29724214 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3107-9 |
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