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Improvements in Prescribing Indicators and Antibiotic Utilization Patterns Following Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention at a District Hospital in Ghana

2025-08-13

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Rational use of medicines, particularly antimicrobials, is critical for reducing antimicrobial resistance. In 2021, a study conducted at the outpatient department (OPD) of a district hospital in Ghana, identified high antibiotic prescribing and suboptimal adherence to World Health Organization (WHO) prescribing indicators. Based on those findings, antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) intervention was extended to the OP...

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10.20944/preprints202508.0918.v1
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