Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing and its determinants among outpatient children in 3 low- and middle-income countries: A multicentric community-based cohort study.
Antoine ArdillonLison RamblièreElsa Kermorvant-DucheminTouch SokAndrianirina Zafitsara ZoJean-Baptiste DioufPring LongSiyin LachFatoumata Diene SarrLaurence BorandFelix CheyssonJean-Marc CollardPerlinot HerindrainyAgathe de LauzanneMuriel VrayElisabeth Delarocque-AstagneauDidier GuillemotBich-Tram Huynhnull nullPublished in: PLoS medicine (2023)
In this study, we observed extensive inappropriate antibiotic prescribing among pediatric outpatients in Madagascar, Senegal, and Cambodia. Despite great intercountry heterogeneity in prescribing practices, we identified common risk factors for inappropriate prescription. This underscores the importance of implementing local programs to optimize antibiotic prescribing at the community level in LMICs.