Browsing Faculty of Medicine by Author "Massele, Amos"
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Assessment of prescribing practices at the primary healthcare facilities in Botswana with an emphasis on antibiotics: findings and implications
Mashalla, Yohana; Setlhare, Vincent; Sepako, Enoch; Tiroyakgosi, Celda; Kgatlwane, Joyce; Chuma, Mpo; Godman, Brian; Massele, Amos (Wiley,https://www.wiley.com/en-us, 2017-12-01)Background and Aims: Inappropriate drug prescribing has increased especially in developing countries where systems for monitoring medicine use are not well developed. This increases the rate of antimicrobial resistance. ... -
Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infections in Botswana: findings and implications
Mwita, Julius C.; Souda, Sajini; Magafu, Mgaywa G. M. D.; Massele, Amos; Godman, Brian; Mwandri, Michael (Taylor & Francis, http://www.taylorandfrancis.com, 2018-03-23)Background and aims: Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery is known to reduce the rate of surgical site infections (SSI) as well as shorten hospital stay. However, there is currently a scarcity of data on antibiotic prophylaxis ...