"If it's a broad spectrum, it can shoot better": inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in Cambodia.
Chhorvoin OmFrances DailyErika VliegheJames C McLaughlinMary-Louise McLawsPublished in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2016)
The practice of prescribing antibiotics by Cambodian physicians is inappropriate and based on prescribing habit rather than microbiology evidence. Improvement in prescribing practice is unlikely to occur unless an education program for physicians focuses on the diagnostic capacity and usefulness of microbiology services. In parallel, hygiene and infection control in hospital must be improved, evidence-based antibiotic prescribing guidelines must be developed, and access to antibiotics in community must be restricted.