| Autor: |
Lindsey Laytner, Larissa Grigoryan, Barbara Trautner, Osvaldo Alquicira, Juanita Salinas, Michael Hansen, Roger Zoorob, Fareed M. Khan |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, Vol 2, Pp s68-s69 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2732-494X |
| DOI: |
10.1017/ash.2022.189 |
| Popis: |
Background: Taking antibiotics outside the guidance of a clinician (nonprescription use) is a potential safety issue and runs counter to antibiotic stewardship efforts. We identified the symptoms and illnesses and situations that may predispose patients to take antibiotics, and we compared these findings between patients attending public primary care clinics and private emergency departments. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted between January 2020 and March 2021 in 6 primary care clinics and 2 emergency departments in the United States. We queried patients about 5 symptoms and illnesses (Fig. 1) and 14 situations (Fig. 2) to investigate whether these would lead the patients to take antibiotics without a prescription. We used the χ2 test to compare the symptoms and illnesses and situations between the respondents from public and private healthcare systems. We set the P value for significance at |
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