Assessment of blood cultures and antibiotic susceptibility testing for bacterial sepsis diagnosis and utilization of results by clinicians in Benin: A qualitative study

Assessment of blood cultures and antibiotic susceptibility testing for bacterial sepsis diagnosis and utilization of results by clinicians in Benin: A qualitative study

ObjectivesWe assessed the current status of blood culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) practices in clinical laboratories in Benin, and how the laboratory results are used by physicians to prescribe antibiotics.MethodsThe qualitative study covered twenty-five clinical laboratories wit...

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Main Authors: Brice Boris Legba, Victorien Dougnon, Hornel Koudokpon, Sointu Mero, Riku Elovainio, Matti Parry, Honoré Bankole, Kaisa Haukka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
sepsis
blood culture
antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST)
antibiotic prescribing
Benin
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1088590/full

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