Inappropriate use of antibiotics for childhood diarrhea case management — Kenya, 2009–2016

Inappropriate use of antibiotics for childhood diarrhea case management — Kenya, 2009–2016

Abstract Background Antibiotics are essential to treat for many childhood bacterial infections; however inappropriate antibiotic use contributes to antimicrobial resistance. For childhood diarrhea, empiric antibiotic use is recommended for dysentery (bloody diarrhea) for which first-line therapy is...

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Main Authors: Chulwoo Rhee, George Aol, Alice Ouma, Allan Audi, Shadrack Muema, Joshua Auko, Richard Omore, George Odongo, Ryan E. Wiegand, Joel M. Montgomery, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Ciara E. O’Reilly, Godfrey Bigogo, Jennifer R. Verani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Diarrhea
Guideline adherence
Antibiotics
Dysentery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6771-8

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