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SUBMITTER: Moreno P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7518585 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moreno Purificación P Cerón Alejandro A Sosa Karen K Morales Marinees M Grajeda Laura M LM Lopez Maria Renee MR McCraken John P JP Cordón-Rosales Celia C Palmer Guy H GH Call Douglas R DR Ramay Brooke M BM
PloS one 20200925 9
Widespread availability of antibiotics without prescription potentially facilitates overuse and contributes to selection pressure for antimicrobial resistant bacteria. Prior to this study, anecdotal observations in Guatemala identified corner stores as primary antibiotic dispensaries, where people purchase antibiotics without prescriptions. We carried out a cross sectional study to document the number and types of antibiotics available in corner stores, in four study areas in Guatemala. A total ...[more]