Antibiotic use among hospitalized patients in northern Nigeria: a multicenter point- prevalence survey
Abstract Background: The evaluation of antibiotic use among hospitalized patients is a primary step required to design antibiotic stewardship intervention. There is paucity of data describing antibiotic use in hospitals across Northern Nigeria. This study evaluates the prevalence and indications fo...
Main Author: | Abubakar, Usman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English English |
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2020
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/78581/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/78581/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/78581/1/Abubakar2020_Article_AntibioticUseAmongHospitalized.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/78581/7/Scopus%20-antibiotic%20use%20among.pdf |
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