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Antimicrobial use among paediatric inpatients in a Nigerian tertiary hospital: A three-year point prevalence survey.

Chukwuma David UmeokonkwoCosmas Kenan OnahAzuka Stephen AdekeDorothy O Igwe-OkomisoAdanna Anthonia UmeokonkwoUgochukwu C MadubuezeSaheed O DaudaKingsley C OkekeAnn VersportenOyinlola O OduyeboHerman GoossensAdaoha P Agu
Published in: Journal of infection prevention (2023)
Our findings of high antimicrobial prevalence has raised the attention for the need to develop hospital-based antimicrobial guideline and antimicrobial stewardship program to protect the vulnerable children, their contacts and the environment from the impact of antimicrobial resistance.
Keyphrases
  • antimicrobial resistance
  • staphylococcus aureus
  • risk factors
  • emergency department
  • young adults
  • intensive care unit
  • cross sectional