CITATION: Gasson, J., Blockman, M. & Willems, B. 2018. Antibiotic prescribing practice and adherence to guidelines in primary care in the Cape Town Metro District, South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 108(4):304-310, doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i4.12564.The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.zaBackground. Knowledge of antibiotic prescribing practice in primary care in South Africa is limited. As 80% of human antibiotic use is in primary care, this knowledge is important in view of the global problem of antibiotic resistance. Objectives. To assess antibiotic prescribing in primary care facilities in the Cape Town Metro District and compare it with current national guidelines, and to assess the reasons why presc...
Background. Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a major threat to global health, driven in part by inappr...
In this audit study, we aimed to answer the following questions: 1) How much unnecessary prescribing...
Although overprovision of antibiotics in primary care is a key driver of antibiotic resistance, litt...
Background. Knowledge of antibiotic prescribing practice in primary care in South Africa is limited....
Background. Knowledge of antibiotic prescribing practice in primary care in South Africa is limited....
There are concerns with the current prescribing of antibiotics in both the private and public primar...
The objectives of the online survey were to: Quantify the relative importance of clinical, social an...
Promoting evidence-based antibiotic prescribing through successful antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) p...
Background. Appropriate antimicrobial use is imperative owing to the misuse of antimicrobials, which...
Background: Sub-optimal antibiotic prescribing remains a public health concern in Namibia. The objec...
Promoting evidence-based antibiotic prescribing through successful antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) ...
The overuse of antibiotics is the main driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However, there has ...
Background. Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a major threat to global health, driven in part by inappr...
Countries have come to place heavy reliance on antibiotics, a phenomena that has contributed to wide...
Introduction: A major challenge to the provision of health care worldwide is the irrational use of a...
Background. Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a major threat to global health, driven in part by inappr...
In this audit study, we aimed to answer the following questions: 1) How much unnecessary prescribing...
Although overprovision of antibiotics in primary care is a key driver of antibiotic resistance, litt...
Background. Knowledge of antibiotic prescribing practice in primary care in South Africa is limited....
Background. Knowledge of antibiotic prescribing practice in primary care in South Africa is limited....
There are concerns with the current prescribing of antibiotics in both the private and public primar...
The objectives of the online survey were to: Quantify the relative importance of clinical, social an...
Promoting evidence-based antibiotic prescribing through successful antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) p...
Background. Appropriate antimicrobial use is imperative owing to the misuse of antimicrobials, which...
Background: Sub-optimal antibiotic prescribing remains a public health concern in Namibia. The objec...
Promoting evidence-based antibiotic prescribing through successful antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) ...
The overuse of antibiotics is the main driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However, there has ...
Background. Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a major threat to global health, driven in part by inappr...
Countries have come to place heavy reliance on antibiotics, a phenomena that has contributed to wide...
Introduction: A major challenge to the provision of health care worldwide is the irrational use of a...
Background. Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a major threat to global health, driven in part by inappr...
In this audit study, we aimed to answer the following questions: 1) How much unnecessary prescribing...
Although overprovision of antibiotics in primary care is a key driver of antibiotic resistance, litt...