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Understanding Antibiotic Purchasing Practices in Community Pharmacies in Bangladesh: A Potential Driver of Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance
2024-05-08
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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background</bold> Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses significant health threats for low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) and 80% of antibiotics are used in the community, with 20–50% inappropriate use. Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh, faces higher AMR risk due to suboptimal healthcare standards and over-the-counter antibiotic usage. <bold>Methods</bold> This cross-sectio...
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- Literature Corpus work
- f3ca9c77-53d3-5ec8-b34c-281fa7f4e0a7
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4357743/v1
