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Antibiotic use among surgical inpatients at a tertiary health facility: a case for a standardized protocol for presumptive antimicrobial therapy in the developing world

BACKGROUND: Indiscriminate antimicrobial use is one of the greatest contributors to antimicrobial resistance. A low level of asepsis in hospitals and inadequate laboratory support have been adduced as reasons for indiscriminate use of antimicrobials among surgical patients. At present, there are no...

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Autores principales: Nnadozie, U.U., Umeokonkwo, C.D., Maduba, C.C., Igwe-Okomiso, D., Onah, C.K., Madubueze, U.C., Anikwe, C.C., Versporten, A., Pauwels, I., Goossens, H., Ogbuanya, A.U.-O., Oduyebo, O.O., Onwe, E.O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8336176/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34368721
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2020.100078