Not recommended fixed-dose antibiotic combinations in low- and middle-income countries – the example of Tanzania
Abstract Background Fixed-dose combinations (FDC) are medicine formulations that combine two or more ingredients in fixed ratios in a single dose form. Although advantageous in tuberculosis and malaria (efficacy, adherence, protection against resistance), only a few antibiotic FDC (FDC-AB) have been...
Main Authors: | Klaske Vliegenthart-Jongbloed, Jan Jacobs |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-04-01
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Series: | Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-023-01238-8 |
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