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Current Antibiotic Use Among Hospitals in the sub-Saharan Africa Region; Findings and Implications

Linda Siachalinga1 College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Republic of KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Brian Godman2 Department of Pharmacoepidemiology, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0RE, UK;3 Centre of Medical and Bio-Allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman, 346, United Arab Emirates;4 Department of Public Health Pharmacy and Management, School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, 02084, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6539-6972View further author information
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Julius C Mwita5 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, BotswanaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5947-3684View further author information
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Israel Abebrese Sefah6 Pharmacy Practice Department, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, GhanaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6963-0519View further author information
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Olayinka O Ogunleye7 Department of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, Lagos, 100271, Nigeria;8 Department of Medicine, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, 100271, NigeriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8921-1909View further author information
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Amos Massele9 Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Hubert Kairuki Memorial University, Dar Es Salaam, TanzaniaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3816-2040View further author information
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Iyn-Hyang Lee1 College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Republic of KoreaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6644-0808View further author information
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Pages 2179-2190 | Received 18 Nov 2022, Accepted 22 Feb 2023, Published online: 13 Apr 2023

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