Antibiotic use in acute respiratory infections in health care providers and their family members

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dc.authorscopusid8927152600
dc.authorscopusid23095569900
dc.authorscopusid13614159400
dc.authorscopusid8436799100
dc.authorscopusid7004087924
dc.authorscopusid6701786049
dc.authorscopusid8541259900
dc.contributor.authorÖnlen, Yusuf
dc.contributor.authorÖzer, Cahit
dc.contributor.authorAko?lu, Ertap
dc.contributor.authorSangün, Özlem
dc.contributor.authorÖzer, Burçin
dc.contributor.authorSavaş, Lütfü
dc.contributor.authorIncecik, Faruk
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-19T15:43:31Z
dc.date.available2024-09-19T15:43:31Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnoses and treatment of respiratory infections in health care providers and their family members, and also to investigate the antibiotic types and prescription rates according to specialty and institute of the attending physician. Metarial and Methods: All doctor visits of health care providers and their family members at Antakya City center, in Primary Health Care Centers, State Hospital and Mustafa Kemal University School of Medicine, between November 2004 and May 2005 were retrospectively evaluated. Cases of upper respiratory tract infections, acute tonsillitis, acute pharyngitis, acute sinusitis, acute otitis media, acute bronchitis, tracheobronchitis and bronchiolitis were included in the study while pneumoniae and inpatient treatments were excluded. Specialty and institution of the attending physician, medications used and diagnoses of patients were determined. Results: Of the 1145 patients, 611 (53.4%) were females and 534 (46.6%) were males, with a mean age of 19.33 ± 15.44 years (range: 1-66 years). Antibiotic use did not differ according to gender (p= 0.208) and age (p= 0.276). The most frequent diagnoses were upper respiratory tract infections (70.3%), acute tonsillopharyngitis (12.5%), acute bronchitis (8.5%), acute sinusitis (5.5%) and acute otitis media (3.0%). Overall antibiotic prescription rate was 88.0% and the most frequently prescribed antibiotics were amoxicilline-clavulonate (36,9%), second generation cephalosporins (10.3%) and macrolides (8.6%). There was no significant statistical difference between the health care steps or the institution (p= 0.283) and specialties of physicians (p= 0.193) according to the antibiotic prescription rate. Conclusion: We found that antibiotics were frequently prescribed for acute respiratory tract infections among health care providers and their families; and age and gender of the patient or the institution of the physician had no effect on this issue. Copyright © 2006 by Türkiye Klinikleri.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage369en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-0292
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-33750415216en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage364en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/14385
dc.identifier.volume26en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherTurkiye Kliniklerien_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAnti-bacterial agentsen_US
dc.subjectHealth personnelen_US
dc.subjectRespiratory tract infectionsen_US
dc.titleAntibiotic use in acute respiratory infections in health care providers and their family membersen_US
dc.title.alternativeSa?lik çalişanlari ve ailelerinin akut solunum yolu enfeksiyonlarinda antibiyotik kullanimien_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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