Ioana D Olaru, Rudo M S Chingono, Christian Bottomley, Faith R Kandiye, Fadzaishe Mhino, Chipo A Nyamayaro, Salome Manyau, Michael Vere, Phillomina Chitando, Prosper Chonzi, Thomas C Darton, Justin Dixon, Katharina Kranzer
BACKGROUND: Vaccines prevent infections and could subsequently reduce antimicrobial use. A 1-week mass vaccination campaign was done with Typbar-TCV (Bharat Biotech, Hyderabad, India) between Feb 25 and March 4, 2019. We investigated whether this typhoid conjugate vaccine campaign could affect antimicrobial prescribing in children presenting to primary care in Harare, Zimbabwe. METHODS: In this mixed methods study, data for acute paediatric outpatient consultations between Jan 1, 2018, and March 31, 2020, were collected from five clinics in Harare...
September 2023: Lancet Global Health