High prevalence of antibiotic use in a tertiary-care hospital in Sierra Leone: We need to handle antibiotics with care
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health concern that has the potential to reverse decades of progress aimed at decreasing morbidity and mortality attributed to infectious diseases. In 2019, ~5 million deaths were associated with AMR, of which 1.2 million were attributed...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2023-06-01
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Series: | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology |
Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X23002425/type/journal_article |