Antibiotic prescription and knowledge about antibiotic costs of physicians in primary health care centers in Greece

Georgios-Michael Gourgoulis; Panos Katerelos; Antonios Maragos; Panagiotis Gargalianos; Marios Lazanas; Helena C Maltezou

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2013.02.016

Antibiotic prescription and knowledge about antibiotic costs of physicians in primary health care centers in Greece

Am J Infect Control. 2013 Dec;41(12):1296-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.02.016. Epub 2013 May 29.

Authors

Georgios-Michael Gourgoulis¹, Panos Katerelos, Antonios Maragos, Panagiotis Gargalianos, Marios Lazanas, Helena C Maltezou

Affiliation

¹ Department for Interventions in Health-Care Facilities, Hellenic Center for Diseases Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 23725673
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.02.016

Abstract

The aim of this questionnaire-based study is to investigate antibiotic prescription practices among primary health care physicians in Greece using the 2007 Hellenic Center for Diseases Control and Prevention guidelines as the gold standard. Seven case scenarios were used. A total of 527 physicians participated. The mean compliance rate with the first recommended antibiotic by the guidelines was 51%, ranging from 22.9% to 71.5% by scenario. Younger physicians and female physicians had higher scores of compliance.

Keywords: Brand name; Compliance; Generic; Guidelines; Prescription practices.

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / economics*
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Attitude of Health Personnel*
Drug Prescriptions / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Greece
Guideline Adherence / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Physicians*
Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data*
Primary Health Care*
Surveys and Questionnaires

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents