Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use in three hospitals in North-Eastern Tanzania

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Authors

Pius Horumpende · Military Hospital

Stephen E. Mshana · Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences

Elise F Mouw · Radboud University Nijmegen

Blandina T. Mmbaga · Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre

Jaffu Chilongola · Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre

Quirijn de Mast · Radboud University Nijmegen

Abstract

Our study shows a rate of broad-spectrum antibiotic use in Tanzanian hospitals and prolonged surgical antibiotic prophylaxis being a common practice. PPS is an important tool to improve future antibiotic use in Tanzania hospitals.

Topics & Keywords

Antibiotic Use and Resistance Urinary Tract Infections Management Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 149-149

DOI: 10.1186/s13756-020-00809-3

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