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Surgical Site Infections and Prophylaxis Antibiotic Use in the Surgical Ward of Public Hospital in Western Ethiopia: A Hospital-Based Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study

Belayneh Kefale1 Clinical Pharmacy Unit and Research Team, Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Amhara, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gobezie T Tegegne2 Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8878-3318
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Amsalu Degu3 Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, United States International University-Africa, Nairobi, KenyaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6562-0548
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Mulugeta Molla4 Pharmacology and Toxicology Unit and Research Team, Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Amhara, Ethiopia
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Yitayih Kefale5 Clinical Pharmacy Unit, Department of Pharmacy, Bahir Dar Health Sciences College, Bahir Dar, Amhara, Ethiopia
Pages 3627-3635 | Published online: 15 Oct 2020

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Mengistu Abayneh, Molla Asnake, Dassalegn Muleta & Asnake Simieneh. (2022) Assessment of Bacterial Profiles and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Isolates Among Patients Diagnosed with Surgical Site Infections at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study. Infection and Drug Resistance 15, pages 1807-1819.
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