Assessment of the appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions in Lesotho public hospitals: a novel methodology based on principles of antibiotic prescribing

The study primarily aimed at assessing the appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions in a section of public health institutions in Lesotho using an assessment tool formulated from principles of antibiotic prescribing. Relevant data on procedures of infection diagnosis and prescribed antibiotics we...

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Main Authors: Matthias Adorka, Honoré Kabwebwe Mitonga, Martie Lubbe, Jan Serfontein, Kirk Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-05-01
Series:Journal of Public Health in Africa
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Online Access:http://www.publichealthinafrica.org/index.php/jphia/article/view/354