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Evaluation of antibiotic prescriptions for sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a Tertiary Hospital in North Sumatera, Indonesia

Ayodhia Pitaloka Pasaribu
1, 2
,
Beby Syofiani
1, 2
,
Fahmi Fahmi
3
,
Fauzan Azima Dalimunthe
4
,
Maulana Jamil Nasution
4
,
Syahril Pasaribu
1

  1. Department of Child Health, Medical Faculty, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
  2. Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan, Indonesia
  3. Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
  4. Medical Faculty, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2021; 23(3): 337–340
Online publish date: 2021/10/05
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