Rational prescribing of antibiotics in children under 5 years with upper respiratory tract infections in Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana

Abstract Objective The aim of the study was to assess the rational use of antibiotics in children with URTIs in the Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Ghana. Results A total of 839 medicines were prescribed, 237 were antibiotics. The mean number of medicines prescribed per patient encounter was 3.1. The...

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Main Authors: Abdul-Nasiru Sumaila, Philip Teg-Nefaah Tabong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3542-z