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Antibiotic use from formal and informal healthcare providers in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a population-based study in two health zones

202218 citationsOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

Abstract

Private healthcare providers, ubiquitous in peri-urban settings, contributed most to community-wide antibiotic use and more frequently dispensed Watch antibiotics and shortened antibiotic courses. Efforts to optimize antibiotic use should include private providers at community level.

Research topics

  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.04.002

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