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Antibiotic prescription for febrile outpatients: a health facility-based secondary data analysis for the Greater Accra region of Ghana

BACKGROUND: Misguided prescription of antibiotics is an important contributor towards the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance. The absence of effective interventions to control antibiotic use leads to increased consumption beyond the needed requirements. Antibiotic stewardship intervention...

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Autores principales:	Opoku, Michael Mireku, Bonful, Harriet Affran, Koram, Kwadwo Ansah
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2020
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7590657/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33109158 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05771-9

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