Opportunities, associations, and impact of early intravenous to oral antimicrobial switch for hospitalized patients in Ethiopia
Objective: Short intravenous antimicrobial therapy for 2–3 days followed by its per oral comparable antimicrobial course is a crucial part of the antimicrobial stewardship program. However, nothing is known about this practice in Ethiopian hospitals. Therefore, this study assessed the proportion, as...
Main Authors: | Gosaye Mekonen Tefera, Tesemma Sileshi, Mekonnen Derese Mekete, Gurmu Tesfaye Umeta |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2023-03-01
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Series: | SAGE Open Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121231161192 |
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