Antibiotic Prescription Patterns for Acute Respiratory Infections in Rural Primary Healthcare Settings in Guangdong, China: Analysis of 162,742 Outpatient Prescriptions

• Main Authors: Jiong Wang (Author), Feifeng Li (Author), Zhixu Chen (Author), Yingyi Guo (Author), Ningjing Liu (Author), Baomo Liu (Author), Shunian Xiao (Author), Likang Yao (Author), Jiahui Li (Author), Chuyue Zhuo (Author), Nanhao He (Author), Guanyang Zou (Author), Chao Zhuo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Overuse and inappropriate use of antibiotics are important contributors to bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR), especially in ambulatory primary healthcare (PHC) settings in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to investigate antibiotic prescription patterns among patients with ac...