August 26, 2025Frontiers in Tropical DiseasesOpen Access

Potential activities to improve primary care prescribing of antibiotics across Africa

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Focusing on prescriber education can enhance appropriate antibiotic use, targeting resistance concerns and self-limiting conditions.
About 30% of antibiotics prescribed in ambulatory care settings may be unnecessary, highlighting a critical area for intervention.
Introducing standardized quality indicators could improve antibiotics prescribing, facilitating better adherence to guidelines like the AWaRe system.
Increased investment in surveillance of local resistance patterns can ensure antibiotic prescribing guidance remains relevant and effective.

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This analysis shows the potential to reduce antimicrobial resistance by enhancing antibiotic education and stewardship programs in ambulatory care settings across Africa.

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Chigome et al. (2025) studied this question.

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This analysis shows the potential to reduce antimicrobial resistance by enhancing antibiotic education and stewardship programs in ambulatory care settings across Africa.

Potential activities to improve primary care prescribing of antibiotics across Africa

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