Antibiotic use and resistance: Knowledge attitudes and perceptions among primary care prescribers in South Africa
Background. Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a major threat to global health, driven in part by inappropriate prescription of antibiotics in primary care.Objectives. To describe South African (SA) prescribers’ knowledge of, attitudes to and perceptions of ABR.Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional...
Main Authors: | E Farley, A Stewart, M-A Davies, M Govind, D van den Bergh, T Boyles |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Health and Medical Publishing Group
2018-08-01
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Series: | South African Medical Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12395/8596 |
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