Faculty and resident physicians' attitudes, perceptions, and knowledge about antimicrobial use and resistance

Lilian Abbo; Ronda Sinkowitz-Cochran; Laura Smith; Ella Ariza-Heredia; Orlando Gómez-Marín; Arjun Srinivasan; Thomas M. Hooton

doi:10.1086/660761

Faculty and resident physicians' attitudes, perceptions, and knowledge about antimicrobial use and resistance

Lilian Abbo, Ronda Sinkowitz-Cochran, Laura Smith, Ella Ariza-Heredia, Orlando Gómez-Marín, Arjun Srinivasan, Thomas M. Hooton

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We surveyed faculty and residents to assess attitudes, perceptions, and knowledge about antimicrobial use and resistance. Most respondents were concerned about resistance when prescribing antibiotics and agreed that antibiotics are overused, that inappropriate use is professionally unethical, and that others, but not themselves, overprescribe antibiotics. Antimicrobial stewardship programs should capitalize on these perceptions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	714-718
Number of pages	5
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	32
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/660761
State	Published - Jul 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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