Antibiotic prescription for febrile outpatients: a health facility-based secondary data analysis for the Greater Accra region of Ghana

Abstract Background Misguided prescription of antibiotics is an important contributor towards the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance. The absence of effective interventions to control antibiotic use leads to increased consumption beyond the needed requirements. Antibiotic stewardship inte...

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Main Authors: Michael Mireku Opoku, Harriet Affran Bonful, Kwadwo Ansah Koram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05771-9