Correlates of inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics to patients with malaria in Uganda.

Correlates of inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics to patients with malaria in Uganda.

BACKGROUND: In many rural areas of Uganda, febrile patients presenting to health facilities are prescribed both antimalarials and antibiotics, contributing to the overuse of antibiotics. We identified the prevalence and correlates of inappropriate antibiotic management of patients with confirmed mal...

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Main Authors: Arianna Rubin Means, Marcia R Weaver, Sarah M Burnett, Martin K Mbonye, Sarah Naikoba, R Scott McClelland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3938663?pdf=render

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