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The use of antibiotics in the intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in Malawi

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic resistance is on the rise. A contributing factor to antibiotic resistance is the misuse of antibiotics in hospitals. The current use of antibiotics in ICUs in Malawi is not well documented and there are no national guidelines for the use of antibiotics in ICUs. The aim of the...

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Autores principales:	Kayambankadzanja, Raphael Kazidule, Lihaka, Moses, Barratt-Due, Andreas, Kachingwe, Mtisunge, Kumwenda, Wezzie, Lester, Rebecca, Bilima, Sithembile, Eriksen, Jaran, Baker, Tim
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2020
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7574463/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33076857 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05505-6

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