Multiple challenges of antibiotic use in a large hospital in Ethiopia - a ward-specific study showing high rates of hospital-acquired infections and ineffective prophylaxis

• Главные авторы: Girma Gutema (Автор), Helle Håkonsen (Автор), Ephrem Engidawork (Автор), Else-Lydia Toverud (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background This project aims to study the use of antibiotics in three clinical wards in the largest tertiary teaching hospital in Ethiopia for a period of 1 year. The specific aims were to assess the prevalence of patients on antibiotics, quantify the antibiotic consumption and identify the...