Year : 2023 | Volume : 34 | Issue : 1 | Page : 104 – 113
Paediatric antimicrobial utilization in a tertiary hospital in north central Nigeria
Seny N diaye, Mamadou Baldé, Moussa Mbaye, Ramatoulaye Douf, Abou A Dia, Adama Mbaye, Mouhamadou M. Lo, Adama Diedhiou, Djibril Fall, Yérim M. Diop, Serigne O. Sarr
Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
Corresponding author: Abatur C. Suleiyol
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ABSTRACT
Background: The use of antimicrobials has been on the rise among paediatric patients in Nigerian clinical settings, possibly due to increased prevalence of infectious diseases among this age group. Inappropriate use of antimicrobials can pose a serious threat to life due to the development of antimicrobial drug resistance.