Assessing antibiotic prescribing patterns and utilization of microbiological tests results for common bacterial infections in under five inpatients at Ntchisi District Hospital, Malawi

Assessing antibiotic prescribing patterns and utilization of microbiological tests results for common bacterial infections in under five inpatients at Ntchisi District Hospital, Malawi

Antibiotics have remained useful to humans and animals in the treatment of serious infectious diseases for decades now. Unfortunately, irrational antibiotic use has resulted in the emergency of antimicrobial resistance. The aim of this study was to assess antibiotic prescribing patterns and utilizat...

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Auteur principal:	Kondowe, Davie
Format:	Thèse
Langue:	English
Publié:	Kamuzu University of Health Sciences 2022
Accès en ligne:	http://nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw/handle/20.500.12845/651
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