Patterns of antibiotic use for acute febrile illness in resource-limited settings: a multicenter study in DR Congo, Kenya and Uganda

Luciana Lepore, Jeanette Dawa, Raymond Odinoh, Silvia Situma, Luke Nyakarahuka, Sheila Makiala, Carolyne Nasimiyu, Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka, Hervé Viala, Christian Ifufa, Katharina Kreppel, Robert F. Breiman, Barnabas Bakamutumaho, Justin Masumu, Kariuki Njenga, Veerle Vanlerberghe

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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1837179
Published: 2026-05-29
Container: Frontiers in Public Health
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fpubh.2026.1837179,
  title = {Patterns of antibiotic use for acute febrile illness in resource-limited settings: a multicenter study in DR Congo, Kenya and Uganda},
  author = {Luciana Lepore and Jeanette Dawa and Raymond Odinoh and Silvia Situma and Luke Nyakarahuka and Sheila Makiala and Carolyne Nasimiyu and Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka and Hervé Viala and Christian Ifufa and Katharina Kreppel and Robert F. Breiman and Barnabas Bakamutumaho and Justin Masumu and Kariuki Njenga and Veerle Vanlerberghe},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in Public Health},
  doi = {10.3389/fpubh.2026.1837179},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1837179}
}

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AU  - Silvia Situma
AU  - Luke Nyakarahuka
AU  - Sheila Makiala
AU  - Carolyne Nasimiyu
AU  - Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka
AU  - Hervé Viala
AU  - Christian Ifufa
AU  - Katharina Kreppel
AU  - Robert F. Breiman
AU  - Barnabas Bakamutumaho
AU  - Justin Masumu
AU  - Kariuki Njenga
AU  - Veerle Vanlerberghe
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Lepore, L., Dawa, J., Odinoh, R., Situma, S., Nyakarahuka, L., Makiala, S., Nasimiyu, C., Mukadi-Bamuleka, D., Viala, H., Ifufa, C., Kreppel, K., Breiman, R. F., Bakamutumaho, B., Masumu, J., Njenga, K., & Vanlerberghe, V. (2026). Patterns of antibiotic use for acute febrile illness in resource-limited settings: a multicenter study in DR Congo, Kenya and Uganda. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1837179

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