Overuse of antibiotics in maternity and neonatal wards, a descriptive report from public hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Mwaka A KakolwaSusannah L WooddAlexander M AikenFatuma ManziGiorgia GonWendy J GrahamAbdunoor M Kabanywanyi

Published in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2021)

We observed substantial overuse of antibiotics in postnatal women and newborns. This calls for urgent antibiotic stewardship programs in Tanzanian hospitals to curb this inappropriate use and limit the spread of antimicrobial resistance.

Keyphrases

antimicrobial resistance
healthcare
polycystic ovary syndrome
preterm infants
pregnant women
public health
cross sectional
mental health
low birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
gestational age
emergency department
acute care
cervical cancer screening