Retrospective Assessment of Antibiotics Prescribing at Public Primary Healthcare Facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Conclusion. There was a high rate of antibiotics prescribing in the health centers often empirically which might exacerbate the antimicrobial resistance situation in the country. Large-scale study should be conducted to fully understand the prescribing pattern and identify the associated factors thereby design and implement appropriate interventions. PMID: 29681933 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29681933?dopt=Abstract

Source: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases - April 25, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis Source Type: research