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Antibiotic prescribing patterns and associated factors among outpatients in selected hospitals in Uganda

2026-02-18

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed pharmacological agents, and most of the antibiotic prescriptions are considered inappropriate. The WHO Global Action Plan and National Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance, strategizes routine monitoring of antibiotic prescribing practices for designing interventions to promote prudent use of antibiotics. This paper prese...

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Literature Corpus work: 313acabc-620d-5cbc-9f7c-b53d300977a1
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8550224/v1

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