An educational intervention to promote appropriate antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections in a district in Egypt- pilot study

• Main Authors: Amr Kandeel (Author), Danielle L. Palms (Author), Salma Afifi (Author), Yasser Kandeel (Author), Ahmed Etman (Author), Lauri A. Hicks (Author), Maha Talaat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Antibiotic overuse is the most important modifiable factor contributing to antibiotic resistance. We conducted an educational campaign in Minya, Egypt targeting prescribers and the public through communications focused on appropriate antibiotic use for acute respiratory infection...