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Rational Use of Antibiotics among inpatients at a University Teaching Hospital of Butare, in Rwanda: A Cross-Sectional Study

2026-01-08 public and global health Title + abstract only
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BackgroundIrrational use of antibiotics is a major factor in antibiotic resistance and poor patient outcomes. Globally, 50% of antibiotics are prescribed inappropriately, in Sub-Saharan Africa alone, antimicrobial resistance was linked to approximately 1.27 million deaths in 2019, mainly due to the misuse and overuse of antibiotics. In this study, we collected data to understand the prescribing patterns and factors associated with irrational antibiotic use among hospitalized patients. Methodolo...

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