National Antibiotics Utilization Trends for Human Use in Tanzania from 2010 to 2016 Inferred from Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority Importation Data

• Main Authors: Raphael Zozimus Sangeda (Author), Habibu Ally Saburi (Author), Faustine Cassian Masatu (Author), Beatrice Godwin Aiko (Author), Erick Alexander Mboya (Author), Sonia Mkumbwa (Author), Adonis Bitegeko (Author), Yonah Hebron Mwalwisi (Author), Emmanuel Alphonse Nkiligi (Author), Mhina Chambuso (Author), Hiiti Baran Sillo (Author), Adam M. Fimbo (Author), Pius Gerald Horumpende (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antimicrobial use (AMU) is one of the major drivers of emerging antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The surveillance of AMU, which is a pillar of AMR stewardship (AMS), helps devise strategies to mitigate AMR. This descriptive, longitudinal retrospective study quantified the trends in human antibiotics...