Ongoing initiatives to improve the use of antibiotics in Botswana: University of Botswana symposium meeting report

Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 381-384

  Tiroyakgosi, Celda ^a   Matome, Matshediso ^b   Summers, Emily ^c   Mashalla, Yohana ^d   Paramadhas, Bene Anand ^e,f   Souda, Sajini ^d   Malone, Brighid ^g   Sinkala, Fatima ^h   Kgatlwane, Joyce ^d   Godman, Brian ^i,j,k   Mmopi, Keneilwe ^d   Massele, Amos ^d  

^a Department of HIV AIDS Prevention and Care   (Botswana)

^b Showgrounds Office Park   (Botswana)

^c British High Commission   (Botswana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^e Nyangabgwe Hospital   (Botswana)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^g Bokamoso Private Hospital   (Botswana)

^h Letsholathebe II memorial hospital   (Botswana)

ⁱ KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^j UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Antibiotics; appropriateness; Botswana; point prevalence studies; primary healthcare centres; SSIs; URTIs

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFOTAXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; DISEASE BURDEN; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; SURGICAL INFECTION; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC SECTOR; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BOTSWANA; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 85046399405     PISSN: 14787210     EISSN: 17448336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2018.1467756     Document Type: Article

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