Τίτλος:
Prescription of antibiotics and knowledge about antibiotic costs among
physicians working in tertiary-care hospitals
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
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%.
Συγγραφείς:
Maltezou, Helena C.
Maltezos, Efstratios
Antoniadou, Anastasia
and Gourgoulis, Georgios-Michael
Katerelos, Panos
Adamis,
Georgios
Petrikkos, George
Gargalianos, Panagiotis
Περιοδικό:
Journal of Chemotherapy
Εκδότης:
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD LONDON
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
Antibiotics; Brand name; Generic; Cost; Hospital; Physicians;
Prescription
DOI:
10.1179/1973947813Y.0000000160
