Antibiotic consumption history of patients in a referred laboratory in Yaounde.

Background: Regulation of antibiotic prescription and consumption remains a major public health burden in low- and middle- income countries.

Objective: This study aimed to describe the antibiotic consumption of patients who had a positive antibiotic culture in a reference laboratory.

Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was conducted among 113 participants with positive antibiograms with a documented history of antibiotics intake at the Yaoundé University Teaching Hospital in Cameroon between January 2016 and June 2021.