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A cross-sectional study on antibiotic prescription in a teaching hospital in Ghana

INTRODUCTION: Antibiotic misuse is the paramount factor for antibiotic resistance. Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), located in Ghana’s Northern Region, is the biggest tertiary hospital in the Northern half of the country and consequently one of the biggest prescribers of antibiotics. Understanding th...

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Autores principales:	Garcia-Vello, Pilar, Brobbey, Fareeda, Gonzalez-Zorn, Bruno, Setsoafia Saba, Courage Kosi
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The African Field Epidemiology Network 2020
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7170738/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32341733 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.35.12.18324

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