Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of French medical students about antibiotic prescribing and resistance

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 423-430

  Dyar, O J ^a   Howard, P ^b   Nathwani, D ^c   Pulcini, C ^d,e  

^a TORBAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotic stewardship; KABP; Training

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG USE; ETHNIC GROUP; FRENCH LANGUAGE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; STUDENT RECRUITMENT; TREND STUDY; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP; BON USAGE DES ANTIBIOTIQUES; ENSEIGNEMENT; KABP; TRAINING;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND DISINFECTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICINE; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84886786792     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2013.07.010     Document Type: Article

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