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ArticleTropical medicine and infectious disease2025

Improvements in Prescribing Indicators and Antibiotic Utilization Patterns Following Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention at a District Hospital in Ghana.

Nana Akua Abruquah, Obed Kwabena Offe Amponsah, Divya Nair, Douglas Aninng Opoku, Emmanuel Konadu, Kannamkottapilly Chandrasekharan Prajitha, Annabella Bensusan Osafo, Kwame Ohene Buabeng, Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng

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Nana Akua AbruquahUniversity Hospital, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi 00233, Ghana.ORCID 0009-0008-7259-4879
Obed Kwabena Offe AmponsahDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi 00233, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-0016-7639
Divya NairIndependent Researcher, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5497-2858
Douglas Aninng OpokuUniversity Hospital, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi 00233, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-2321-387X
Emmanuel KonaduUniversity Hospital, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi 00233, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-7682-766X
Kannamkottapilly Chandrasekharan PrajithaInternational Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union), 75001 Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0003-1794-318X
Annabella Bensusan OsafoUniversity Hospital, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi 00233, Ghana.
Kwame Ohene BuabengDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi 00233, Ghana.
Nana Kwame Ayisi-BoatengUniversity Hospital, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi 00233, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-0961-4434

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Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases TDR.HQTDR 2422924-4.1-72863
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Abstract

Rational use of medicines, particularly antimicrobials, is critical for reducing antimicrobial resistance. In 2021, a study conducted at the outpatient department (OPD) of a district hospital in Ghana, identified high antibiotic prescribing and suboptimal adherence to World Health Organization (WHO) prescribing indicators. Based on those findings, antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) intervention was extended to the OPD. This before-and-after study was used to compare WHO prescribing indicators and patterns of antibiotic use, using WHO

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antimicrobial stewardshipGhanaimpact assessmentINRUDoperational researchoutpatientrational use of medicinesSORT IT

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