Antibiotic Stewardship-its value in a low/middle income country like Ghana

• In: Antibiotic stewardship: Case studies in infectious diseases on Tuesday, 30 August 2016, 14:35-15:05
• At: Buenos Aires (Argentina) (2016)
• Type: Presentation
• By: BUABENG, Kwame (Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Kumasi, Ghana)
• Co-author(s): Kwame Ohene Buabeng:Clinical and Social Pharmacy,Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST),Kumasi,Ghana|Martha Gyansah-Lutterodt:Director of Pharmaceutical Services,Ministry of Health,Accra,Ghana
  
• Abstract:

  In Ghana, reports have been made about existence of carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae, drug resistant E Coli, Pneumococci, Klebsiella species, and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in healthcare institutions. Poor infection control practices, lack of antibiotic policies or poor adherence to policies where they exist have all

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