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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