| Autor: |
Kathleen L. Dooling, Amr Kandeel, Lauri A. Hicks, Waleed El-Shoubary, Khaled Fawzi, Yasser Kandeel, Ahmad Etman, Anna Leena Lohiniva, Maha Talaat |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
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| Zdroj: |
Antibiotics, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 233-243 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2079-6382 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/antibiotics3020233 |
| Popis: |
Overuse of antibiotics has contributed to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria globally. In Egypt, patients can purchase antibiotics without a prescription, and we hypothesized frequent inappropriate antibiotic prescribing and dispensing. We interviewed physicians (n = 236) and pharmacists (n = 483) and conducted focus groups in Minya, Egypt, to assess attitudes and practices regarding antibiotic prescribing for outpatient acute respiratory infections (ARI). Antibiotics were reportedly prescribed most of the time or sometimes for colds by 150 (64%) physicians and 326 (81%) pharmacists. The most commonly prescribed antibiotics were β-lactams. Macrolides were the second most commonly prescribed for colds and sinusitis. The prescription of more than one antibiotic to treat pneumonia was reported by 85% of physicians. Most respondents thought antibiotic overuse contributes to resistance and reported “patient self-medication” as the biggest driver of overuse. Fifty physicians (21%) reported that they had prescribed antibiotics unnecessarily, citing patient over-the-counter access as the reason. Physicians |
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