Antibiotic use prior to attending a large diarrheal disease hospital among preschool children suffering from bloody or non-bloody diarrhea: A cross-sectional study conducted in Bangladesh.

Antibiotic use prior to attending a large diarrheal disease hospital among preschool children suffering from bloody or non-bloody diarrhea: A cross-sectional study conducted in Bangladesh.

<h4>Background</h4>Among diarrheal children, injudicious use of antibiotics is a major public health concern particularly in low- and middle-income countries. There are evidence-based guidelines by the World Health Organization (WHO) to prescribe antibiotics for bloody diarrhea in childr...

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Main Authors: Syed Jayedul Bashar, Md Ridwan Islam, Sharika Nuzhat, Rukaeya Amin, Md Mushfiqur Rahman, Patricia B Pavlinac, Samuel L M Arnold, Amy Newlands, Tahmeed Ahmed, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314325

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314325

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