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Antibiotic use in surgical units of selected hospitals in Ghana: a multi-centre point prevalence survey

BACKGROUND: Improper use of antibiotics leads to the emergence of resistant microorganisms as well as drug toxicity, increased healthcare costs, morbidity and mortality. Globally, an estimated 25–68% of hospitalized patients receive suboptimal antibiotic regimes. Information on the extent of this pr...

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Autores principales: Bediako-Bowan, Antoinette A. A., Owusu, Enid, Labi, Appiah-Korang, Obeng-Nkrumah, Noah, Sunkwa-Mills, Gifty, Bjerrum, Stephanie, Opintan, Japheth Awuletey, Bannerman, Cynthia, Mølbak, Kåre, Kurtzhals, Jørgen Anders Lindholm, Newman, Mercy Jemima
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6588883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31226974
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7162-x