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Measuring antibiotic use in children: piecing together the puzzle
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St George's, University of London, University of Basel, University Children’s Hospital Basel, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Published InThe Lancet Global Health
Year2020
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Abstract
In The Lancet Global Health, Emily White Johansson and colleagues present new estimates of the trends in reported antibiotic use for sick children under the age of 5 years in 73 low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).1Allwell-Brown G Hussain-Alkhateeb L Kitutu FE Strömdahl S Mårtensson A Johansson EW Trends in reported antibiotic use among children under 5 years of age with fever, diarrhoea, or cough with fast or difficult breathing across low-income and middle-income countries in 2005–17: a systematic analysis of 132 national surveys from 73 countries.Lancet Glob Health. 2020; 8: e799-e807Summary Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (22) Google Scholar Using data from Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, the group identifies an increasing reported antibiotic use…
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