African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2288

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Knowledge, perception and beliefs of human health workers and veterinarians on antimicrobial resistance in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Souleymane Soré
  • Souleymane Soré
  • Medical Biology Laboratories, Health Ministry, P. O. Box 7022, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso. ²School of Sciences, Health and Technologies, Saint Thomas d´Aquin University, P. O. Box 10212, Ouagadougou 06, Burkina Faso.
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Fatimata Bintou Josiane Diarra
  • Fatimata Bintou Josiane Diarra
  • Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Surveillance of Bacteria and Viruses Transmitted by Food (LaBESTA), Center for Research in Biological, Food and Nutritional Sciences (CRSBAN), Graduate School of Science and Technology (EDST), University Professor Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou 03 BP 7021, Burkina Faso.
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Emmanuel Sampo
  • Emmanuel Sampo
  • Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Surveillance of Bacteria and Viruses Transmitted by Food (LaBESTA), Center for Research in Biological, Food and Nutritional Sciences (CRSBAN), Graduate School of Science and Technology (EDST), University Professor Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou 03 BP 7021, Burkina Faso.
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Sandaogo Hamidou Ouandaogo
  • Sandaogo Hamidou Ouandaogo
  • Livestock National Laboratory, P. O. Box 907, Ouagadougou 09, Burkina Faso.
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Abdoul Salam Ouédraogo
  • Abdoul Salam Ouédraogo
  • Souro Sanou University Hospital, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
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Idrissa Sanou
  • Idrissa Sanou
  • School of Sciences, Health and Technologies, Saint Thomas d´Aquin University, P. O. Box 10212, Ouagadougou 06, Burkina Faso.,Tengandogo Teaching Hospital, P. O. Box 104, Ouagadougou CMS 11, Burkina Faso.
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  •  Received: 30 December 2021
  •  Accepted: 04 February 2022
  •  Published: 28 February 2022

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