Prescribing Pattern of Antibiotics Using WHO Prescribing Indicators Among Inpatients in Ethiopia: A Need for Antibiotic Stewardship Program
Gebre Teklemariam Demoz,1 Gebremicheal Gebreslassie Kasahun,1 Kalay Hagazy,1 Gebremariam Woldu,1 Shishay Wahdey,2 Degena Bahrey Tadesse,3 Yirga Legesse Niriayo4 1School of Pharmacy, Aksum University, Aksum, Ethiopia; 2School of Public Health, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia; 3School of Nursing...
Main Authors: | Demoz GT, Kasahun GG, Hagazy K, Woldu G, Wahdey S, Tadesse DB, Niriayo YL |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2020-08-01
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Series: | Infection and Drug Resistance |
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Online Access: | https://www.dovepress.com/prescribing-pattern-of-antibiotics-using-who-prescribing-indicators-am-peer-reviewed-article-IDR |
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