A multicentre point prevalence study of antibiotics utilization in hospitalized patients in an urban secondary and a tertiary healthcare facilities in Nigeria: findings and implications.
Olanyika O OgunleyeModupe R OyawolePatricia T OdunugaFolasade KalejayeAdesola F Yinka-OgunleyeAdesola OlalekanSunday O OgundeleBernard E EbrukeAtinuke Kalada RichardBene D Anand ParamadhasAmanj Baker KurdiJacqueline SneddonAndrew SeatonBrian B GodmanPublished in: Expert review of anti-infective therapy (2021)
There is high rate of antibiotics utilization in these facilities with lack of institutional frameworks and processes for ensuring appropriate antibiotic use. The study provides the information needed to improve future antimicrobial use in hospitals and reduce AMR.