Incautious Use of Antibiotics During Covid-19
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https://doi.org/10.51985/JBUMDC2021090Abstract
The severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus (SARSCoV-2), the etiologic agent of the most detrimental disease
of the century, has tragically influenced the world dynamics.
One of the major challenges faced by health sector globally,
was to establish a treatment regimen and guidelines to
combat this lethal condition
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