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Antimicrobial Original Research Paper

Compliance with South Africa’s Antimicrobial Resistance National Strategy Framework: are we there yet?

Deirdré Engler1 School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Ga-Rankuwa, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Johanna C. Meyer1 School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Ga-Rankuwa, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0462-5713View further author information
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Natalie Schellack1 School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Ga-Rankuwa, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9690-6285View further author information
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Amanj Kurdi2 Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS), Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK;3 Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, IraqORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5036-1988View further author information
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Brian Godman1 School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa;2 Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS), Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK;4 Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden;5 School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, MalaysiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6539-6972View further author information
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Pages 21-31 | Received 19 Feb 2020, Accepted 25 Jun 2020, Published online: 22 Jul 2020

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Phumzile P Skosana, Natalie Schellack, Brian Godman, Amanj Kurdi, Marion Bennie, Danie Kruger & Johanna C Meyer. (2022) A national, multicentre web-based point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use in community healthcare centres across South Africa and the implications. Hospital Practice 50:4, pages 306-317.
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