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Antibiotic use among children under five years with diarrhea in rural communities of Gulu, northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Diarrhea is the second leading cause of mortality in children under 5 years of age globally, and the risk of death increases with practices such as restriction of fluid intake and inappropriate use of antibiotics. We determined the prevalence of antibiotic use in managing diarrhea in chi...

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Autores principales: Lanyero, Hindum, Ocan, Moses, Obua, Celestino, Stålsby Lundborg, Cecilia, Nanzigu, Sarah, Katureebe, Agaba, N. Kalyango, Joan, Eriksen, Jaran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8244156/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34187421
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11254-1