Pattern of antibiotic prescription at the general practice clinic of the University of Benin teaching hospital

Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Odili, Valentine U ^a   Akpe, Awhonukeh I ^a   Arigbe Osula, Micheal E ^a   Igbinaduwa, Patrick O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; General practice clinic; Pattern; Prescription

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLONE; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALARIA; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 79952524975     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09758585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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