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SUBMITTER: Maina M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7562818 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Maina Michuki M Mwaniki Paul P Odira Edwin E Kiko Nduku N McKnight Jacob J Schultsz Constance C English Mike M Tosas-Auguet Olga O
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases 20200808
<h4>Objective</h4>To examine prescription patterns and explore to what extent guidelines are available and how they might influence treatment appropriateness among hospitalised patients in Kenyan hospitals.<h4>Methods</h4>Data on antimicrobial usage were collected from hospitalised patients across 14 Kenyan public hospitals. For each prescription, appropriateness of treatment was defined using available local and international treatment guidelines and through consensus with local medical special ...[more]