Inappropriate antibiotic utilization in hospitalized patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Tekletsadik Tekleslassie Alemayehu, Eskedar Dires Gebremeskel, Bezawit Dereje Tilahun, Tadele Mesfin Demelash, Tesfaye Birhanu Abebe, Seblewengel Hagos Tadesse, Gemechis Mekonnen Aga, Loza Getachew Chane, Mulat Alemu Beshada, Surafel Zimarge Abeje, Lydia Mekonen Geremew, Gelgela Gadisa Atomsa, Mastewal Mulugeta Wakero, Abaynesh Fentahun Bekalu, Gebremariam Wulie Geremew · 2026
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Tekletsadik Tekleslassie Alemayehu and co-authors pool studies on poor antibiotic use in Ethiopian hospitals in a 2026 review. Wrong use of these drugs drives drug proof germs and harms patients, yet a pooled count for the country was missing. Past studies were swept from five main databases plus grey sources in a two week search in December 2025 and pooled with a model that allows for wide spread.
Twelve studies entered the pool, and the shared count put wrong use near two in five hospital patients in the estimate reported, though studies clashed very widely. Wrong reason for the drug and wrong course length were the most common faults. Other illness at the same time stood among the drivers named. The team urges stewardship drives in wards.
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| CREATOR | Tekletsadik Tekleslassie Alemayehu, Eskedar Dires Gebremeskel, Bezawit Dereje Tilahun, Tadele Mesfin Demelash, Tesfaye Birhanu Abebe, Seblewengel Hagos Tadesse, Gemechis Mekonnen Aga, Loza Getachew Chane, Mulat Alemu Beshada, Surafel Zimarge Abeje, Lydia Mekonen Geremew, Gelgela Gadisa Atomsa, Mastewal Mulugeta Wakero, Abaynesh Fentahun Bekalu, Gebremariam Wulie Geremew |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 68807 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |