Situational analysis of antibiotic use and resistance in Ghana: policy and regulation

• Main Authors: Saviour Kwame Yevutsey (Author), Kwame Ohene Buabeng (Author), Moses Aikins (Author), Berko Panyin Anto (Author), Richard B. Biritwum (Author), Niels Frimodt-Møller (Author), Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Antibiotics have played an essential role in decreasing morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases. However, indiscriminate use and unrestricted access is contributing to the emergence of bacterial resistance. This paper reports on a situational analysis of antimicrobial us...