Knowledge, attitude, and practices associated with the diagnosis and management of skin and soft-tissue infections among medical students, residents, and attending physicians

Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) are commonly encountered by medical students, residents, and trainees. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has updated its recommendations regarding SSTI diagnosis and management in June 2014. We assessed knowledge, attitude, and practices toward...

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Autores principales:	Norman Beatty, Jessica Anthony August, Joe Saenz, David E Nix, Kathryn R Matthias, Mayar Al Mohajer
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Publicado:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018
Materias:	assessment cellulitis education guidelines survey Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:60d2a5e57fed47e4a37017dba582d8b72021-12-02T18:50:08ZKnowledge, attitude, and practices associated with the diagnosis and management of skin and soft-tissue infections among medical students, residents, and attending physicians2231-07702249-446410.4103/ajm.AJM_200_17https://doaj.org/article/60d2a5e57fed47e4a37017dba582d8b72018-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ajm.AJM_200_17https://doaj.org/toc/2231-0770https://doaj.org/toc/2249-4464Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) are commonly encountered by medical students, residents, and trainees. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has updated its recommendations regarding SSTI diagnosis and management in June 2014. We assessed knowledge, attitude, and practices toward diagnosis and management of SSTIs using an online survey. We disseminated the survey to medical students, residents, and attending physicians practicing in family and internal medicine department at a university-based hospital. A total of 103 surveys were completed out of 121 sent (85.1%) between July 2015 and March 2016. There were nine medical questions in the survey. The mean of correct answers was 4.5/9 ± 2.0. Medical knowledge correlated with the level of education (P < 0.001) but not with subspecialty (P = 0.97). Around 35% were familiar with the updated IDSA guidelines pertaining to SSTIs. The majority (85%) responded that the hospital staff would benefit from additional training and 75% agreed that more antibiotic stewardship education is needed. Our study shows that there are significant opportunities for development among students and physicians who encounter SSTIs.Norman BeattyJessica Anthony AugustJoe SaenzDavid E NixKathryn R MatthiasMayar Al MohajerThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.articleassessmentcellulitiseducationguidelinessurveyMedicineRENAvicenna Journal of Medicine, Vol 8, Iss 03, Pp 104-106 (2018)
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spellingShingle	assessment cellulitis education guidelines survey Medicine R Norman Beatty Jessica Anthony August Joe Saenz David E Nix Kathryn R Matthias Mayar Al Mohajer Knowledge, attitude, and practices associated with the diagnosis and management of skin and soft-tissue infections among medical students, residents, and attending physicians
description	Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) are commonly encountered by medical students, residents, and trainees. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has updated its recommendations regarding SSTI diagnosis and management in June 2014. We assessed knowledge, attitude, and practices toward diagnosis and management of SSTIs using an online survey. We disseminated the survey to medical students, residents, and attending physicians practicing in family and internal medicine department at a university-based hospital. A total of 103 surveys were completed out of 121 sent (85.1%) between July 2015 and March 2016. There were nine medical questions in the survey. The mean of correct answers was 4.5/9 ± 2.0. Medical knowledge correlated with the level of education (P < 0.001) but not with subspecialty (P = 0.97). Around 35% were familiar with the updated IDSA guidelines pertaining to SSTIs. The majority (85%) responded that the hospital staff would benefit from additional training and 75% agreed that more antibiotic stewardship education is needed. Our study shows that there are significant opportunities for development among students and physicians who encounter SSTIs.
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author	Norman Beatty Jessica Anthony August Joe Saenz David E Nix Kathryn R Matthias Mayar Al Mohajer
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title	Knowledge, attitude, and practices associated with the diagnosis and management of skin and soft-tissue infections among medical students, residents, and attending physicians
title_short	Knowledge, attitude, and practices associated with the diagnosis and management of skin and soft-tissue infections among medical students, residents, and attending physicians
title_full	Knowledge, attitude, and practices associated with the diagnosis and management of skin and soft-tissue infections among medical students, residents, and attending physicians
title_fullStr	Knowledge, attitude, and practices associated with the diagnosis and management of skin and soft-tissue infections among medical students, residents, and attending physicians
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge, attitude, and practices associated with the diagnosis and management of skin and soft-tissue infections among medical students, residents, and attending physicians
title_sort	knowledge, attitude, and practices associated with the diagnosis and management of skin and soft-tissue infections among medical students, residents, and attending physicians
publisher	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
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url	https://doaj.org/article/60d2a5e57fed47e4a37017dba582d8b7
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Knowledge, attitude, and practices associated with the diagnosis and management of skin and soft-tissue infections among medical students, residents, and attending physicians

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