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Review
. 1999 Jan-Feb;5(1):18-27.
doi: 10.3201/eid0501.990103.

Socioeconomic and behavioral factors leading to acquired bacterial resistance to antibiotics in developing countries

I N Okeke  1 , A Lamikanra, R Edelman
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Socioeconomic and behavioral factors leading to acquired bacterial resistance to antibiotics in developing countries

I N Okeke et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 1999 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

In developing countries, acquired bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents is common in isolates from healthy persons and from persons with community-acquired infections. Complex socioeconomic and behavioral factors associated with antibiotic resistance, particularly regarding diarrheal and respiratory pathogens, in developing tropical countries, include misuse of antibiotics by health professionals, unskilled practitioners, and laypersons; poor drug quality; unhygienic conditions accounting for spread of resistant bacteria; and inadequate surveillance.

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