"Appropriateness and adequacy of antibiotic prescription for upper respiratory tract infections in ambulatory health care centers in Ecuador"

• Hauptverfasser: Xavier Sánchez Choez (Verfasst von), María Luciana Armijos Acurio (Verfasst von), Ruth E. Jimbo Sotomayor (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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Abstract Background Upper respiratory tract infections are the leading cause of misuse of antibiotics, a problem that leads to unnecessary adverse events and antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic prescription in Ecuador was analyzed in order to evaluate the state of antibiotic prescribing for upper resp...