Changes in antibiotic prescription following an education strategy for acute respiratory infections

Abstract The objective of this study was to assess the impact of an education intervention for primary health care physicians, based on the knowledge of clinical practice guidelines and availability of rapid antigen detection test for group A streptococci (GAS), on the improvement of antibiotic pres...

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Autores principales:	Eloisa Delsors, Francisco Monsó, Francisco Javier López-Román, Juan Francisco Menárguez-Puche, María Gonzalez-Barberá, Hana Hukelova, Maria Teresa Martínez-Ros, Asensio López-Santiago
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Diseases of the respiratory system RC705-779
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:14f333eaae87474e823e29e44aeded002021-12-02T15:57:11ZChanges in antibiotic prescription following an education strategy for acute respiratory infections10.1038/s41533-021-00247-72055-1010https://doaj.org/article/14f333eaae87474e823e29e44aeded002021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-021-00247-7https://doaj.org/toc/2055-1010Abstract The objective of this study was to assess the impact of an education intervention for primary health care physicians, based on the knowledge of clinical practice guidelines and availability of rapid antigen detection test for group A streptococci (GAS), on the improvement of antibiotic prescription for patients with acute respiratory tract infections. Before and after the intervention, physicians collected data from ten consecutive patients who attended during a 3-week period. This process was performed twice a year for 6 consecutive years (2012–2017). A total of 18,001 patients were visited by 391 primary care physicians during the study period, 55.6% before intervention and 44.4% after intervention. After intervention, the antibiotic prescription decreased significantly, from 33.0 to 23.4% (p < 0.01). However, there was a statistically significant increase (p < 0.01) in the use of penicillins. This study, carried out in daily practice conditions, confirms that the educational strategy was associated with an overall reduction in the use of antibiotics and an improvement in the antibiotic prescription profile in acute respiratory tract infections.Eloisa DelsorsFrancisco MonsóFrancisco Javier López-RománJuan Francisco Menárguez-PucheMaría Gonzalez-BarberáHana HukelovaMaria Teresa Martínez-RosAsensio López-SantiagoNature PortfolioarticleDiseases of the respiratory systemRC705-779ENnpj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, Vol 31, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Diseases of the respiratory system RC705-779 Eloisa Delsors Francisco Monsó Francisco Javier López-Román Juan Francisco Menárguez-Puche María Gonzalez-Barberá Hana Hukelova Maria Teresa Martínez-Ros Asensio López-Santiago Changes in antibiotic prescription following an education strategy for acute respiratory infections
description	Abstract The objective of this study was to assess the impact of an education intervention for primary health care physicians, based on the knowledge of clinical practice guidelines and availability of rapid antigen detection test for group A streptococci (GAS), on the improvement of antibiotic prescription for patients with acute respiratory tract infections. Before and after the intervention, physicians collected data from ten consecutive patients who attended during a 3-week period. This process was performed twice a year for 6 consecutive years (2012–2017). A total of 18,001 patients were visited by 391 primary care physicians during the study period, 55.6% before intervention and 44.4% after intervention. After intervention, the antibiotic prescription decreased significantly, from 33.0 to 23.4% (p < 0.01). However, there was a statistically significant increase (p < 0.01) in the use of penicillins. This study, carried out in daily practice conditions, confirms that the educational strategy was associated with an overall reduction in the use of antibiotics and an improvement in the antibiotic prescription profile in acute respiratory tract infections.
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author	Eloisa Delsors Francisco Monsó Francisco Javier López-Román Juan Francisco Menárguez-Puche María Gonzalez-Barberá Hana Hukelova Maria Teresa Martínez-Ros Asensio López-Santiago
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title	Changes in antibiotic prescription following an education strategy for acute respiratory infections
title_short	Changes in antibiotic prescription following an education strategy for acute respiratory infections
title_full	Changes in antibiotic prescription following an education strategy for acute respiratory infections
title_fullStr	Changes in antibiotic prescription following an education strategy for acute respiratory infections
title_full_unstemmed	Changes in antibiotic prescription following an education strategy for acute respiratory infections
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Changes in antibiotic prescription following an education strategy for acute respiratory infections

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