Antibiotic use in Kenyan public hospitals: Prevalence, appropriateness and link to guideline availability

Objective: To examine prescription patterns and explore to what extent guidelines are available and how they might influence treatment appropriateness among hospitalised patients in Kenyan hospitals. Methods: Data on antimicrobial usage were collected from hospitalised patients across 14 Kenyan publ...

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Main Authors: Michuki Maina, Paul Mwaniki, Edwin Odira, Nduku Kiko, Jacob McKnight, Constance Schultsz, Mike English, Olga Tosas-Auguet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220305968