| Literature DB >> 34018004 |
Ali Sié1, Mamadou Ouattara1, Mamadou Bountogo1, Clarisse Dah1, Guillaume Compaoré1, Valentin Boudo1, Elodie Lebas2, Jessica Brogdon2, Fanice Nyatigo2, Benjamin F Arnold2,3, Thomas M Lietman2,3,4, Catherine E Oldenburg2,3,4.
Abstract
We evaluated diagnoses leading to antibiotic use for children <5 years in 48 government-run primary health facilities in Nouna District, Burkina Faso. Among 61,355 visits, 30,975 received an antibiotic (58% pneumonia). Diagnoses not requiring an antibiotic, including malaria, non-bloody diarrhea, and cough without pneumonia, contributed a minority of antibiotic prescriptions.Entities:
Keywords: antibiotic stewardship; antibiotics; diarrhea; malaria; pneumonia
Year: 2021 PMID: 34018004 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab471
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079