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March 5, 2018SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaOpen Access

Prescribing patterns and associated factors of antibiotic prescription in primary health care facilities of Kumbo East and Kumbo West Health Districts, North West Cameroon

Elvis Dzelamonyuy Chem Damian Nota Anong Jane-Francis K. T. Akoachere

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Abstract

There was misuse of antibiotics in primary care facilities in study area. We recommend all primary care health facilities in study area to be included in the PBF scheme and that prescribing should only be done by physicians as the have adequate training.

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Chem et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dcc2f3f3d3790cb7133a69 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193353

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