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Antibiotic prescribing in paediatric inpatients in Ghana: a multi-centre point prevalence survey

BACKGROUND: Excessive and inappropriate use of antibiotics in hospitalised patients contributes to the development and spread of antibiotic resistance. Implementing a stewardship programme to curb the problem requires information on antibiotic use. This study describes a multicentre point prevalence...

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Autores principales:	Labi, Appiah-Korang, Obeng-Nkrumah, Noah, Sunkwa-Mills, Gifty, Bediako-Bowan, Antoinette, Akufo, Christiana, Bjerrum, Stephanie, Owusu, Enid, Enweronu-Laryea, Christabel, Opintan, Japheth Awuletey, Kurtzhals, Jorgen Anders Lindholm, Newman, Mercy Jemima
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6302438/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30572851 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1367-5

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