TY - JOUR
TI - Prescription of antibiotics and knowledge about antibiotic costs among
physicians working in tertiary-care hospitals
AU - Maltezou, Helena C.
AU - Maltezos, Efstratios
AU - Antoniadou, Anastasia
AU - and Gourgoulis, Georgios-Michael
AU - Katerelos, Panos
AU - Adamis,
AU - Georgios
AU - Petrikkos, George
AU - Gargalianos, Panagiotis
JO - Journal of Chemotherapy
PY - 2014
VL - 26
TODO - 6
SP - 375-378
PB - TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD LONDON
SN - 1120-009X, 1973-9478
TODO - 10.1179/1973947813Y.0000000160
TODO - Antibiotics; Brand name; Generic; Cost; Hospital; Physicians;
Prescription
TODO - The objective of this study is to investigate antibiotic prescription
practices among hospital-based physicians in Greece, using the 2007
national guidelines as the golden standard. A total of 168 physicians
participated. Compliance rate with the first-line antibiotic treatment
recommended by the national guidelines was 65.5% for acute bacterial
sinusitis; 24% for acute uncomplicated cystitis; 36.4% for an acute
febrile diarrheic syndrome; 38% for an afebrile adult with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease and nonproductive cough of 7 days
duration; 23.2% for streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis; 55.1% for a
surgically sutured, dirty wound; and 48.2% for community-acquired
pneumonia. The total mean rate of compliance with the first recommended
antibiotic was 41.2%.
ER -