Open AccessExtensive antibiotic prescription rate among hospitalized patients in Uganda: but with frequent missed-dose days
Author(s) -
Ronald Kiguba,
Charles Karamagi,
Sheila M. Bird
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkw025
Subject(s) - medicine , metronidazole , ceftriaxone , azithromycin , ciprofloxacin , amoxicillin , antibiotics , antibacterial agent , medical prescription , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
To describe the patterns of systemic antibiotic use and missed-dose days and detail the prescription, dispensing and administration of frequently used hospital-initiated antibiotics among Ugandan inpatients.
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