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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2026

The Applicability of AWaRe-Based Antibiotic Quality Indicators to Assess the Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Healthcare in South Africa: A Multicentre Point Prevalence Study and Implications for the Future.

Audrey K Chigome, Aislinn Cook, Yasmina Johnson, Sabiha Essack, Adrian Brink, Marc Mendelson, Stephen M Campbell, Brian Godman, Johanna C Meyer

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Audrey K ChigomeDepartment of Public Health Pharmacy and Management, School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria 0208, South Africa.
Aislinn CookAntibiotic Policy Group, Institute for Infection and Immunity, City St. George's, University of London, London SW17 0RE, UK.
Yasmina JohnsonPharmaceutical Services, Medicine Management, Laboratory and Blood Services Support, Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness, Cape Town 8001, South Africa.
Sabiha EssackAntimicrobial Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 3629, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-3357-2761
Adrian BrinkDivision of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-5350-9690
Marc MendelsonDivision of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-6668-3893
Stephen M CampbellDepartment of Public Health Pharmacy and Management, School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria 0208, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-2328-4136
Brian GodmanDepartment of Public Health Pharmacy and Management, School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria 0208, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-6539-6972
Johanna C MeyerDepartment of Public Health Pharmacy and Management, School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria 0208, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-0462-5713

Funding

South African National Research Fund 145365
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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antibiotic prescribingantibiotic stewardshipantimicrobial resistanceapplicabilityAWaReclinimetric propertieslow- and middle-income countriesprimary healthcarequality indicatorsrespiratory tract infectionsSouth Africa

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PMCPMC13296314

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