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Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns at a Leading Referral Hospital in Kenya: A Point Prevalence Survey

OBJECTIVE: Antibiotics are essential with inappropriate use leading to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Currently, little is known about antibiotic use among hospitals in Kenya, which is essential to tackle as part of the recent national action plan addressing rising AMR rates. Consequently, the obje...

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Autores principales:	Momanyi, Lydia, Opanga, Sylvia, Nyamu, David, Oluka, Margaret, Kurdi, Amanj, Godman, Brian
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6830017/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31728346 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jrpp.JRPP_18_68

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