Antibiotic overusage and resistance: A cross-sectional survey among pediatric dentists

• Main Authors: Sapna Konde (Author), Lalitha S Jairam (Author), Preetha Peethambar (Author), Sunil Raj Noojady (Author), Narayan Chandra Kumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Most human orofacial infections originate from odontogenic infections and prescribing antibiotics has become a ubiquitous phenomenon. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized the inappropriate, indiscriminate, and irrational use of antibiotics leading to antibiotic resistance...