Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Pune, India: Substudy on Community Health-Seeking Behavior Among Patients Admitted with Acute Febrile Illness
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2015-05-28
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To describe the patterns of health-care seeking behavior and prior outpatient care among patients admitted with acute febrile illness to Sassoon Hospital -
To determine the effects of outpatient behaviors and prior treatments on the antimicrobial resistance patterns of stool colonizing bacteria and blood-borne pathogens -
To identify risk-factors for improper antibiotic prescription and usage in the outpatient setting
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