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Paediatric use of antibiotics in children with community acquired pneumonia: A survey from Da Nang, Vietnam.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2019 Februrary 18
AIM: To characterise paediatricians' antibiotic-prescribing behaviour when managing community acquired pneumonia.
METHODS: We conducted a knowledge and attitudes survey of paediatric doctors practicing at a regional provincial hospital in central Vietnam over a 2-week period (from 12 December 2017 to 29 December 2017).
RESULTS: Of 79 eligible paediatric doctors, 69 (87.3%) completed the questionnaire, of whom 65 (94.2%) thought that antibiotics were overused in Vietnam. Thirty-eight doctors (55.1%) indicated that they routinely hospitalised children with pneumonia to provide intravenous antibiotics. Most doctors reported discharging children with non-severe pneumonia after 5 days (76.9%) and those with severe pneumonia after 7-10 days (88.4%); older doctors generally continued intravenous antibiotics for longer. The two most important factors driving discharge decisions were clinical assessment (95.6%) and completion of the full course of intravenous antibiotics (80.0%). Antibiotic prescription was influenced by local guidelines (62.3%), drugs used before admission (50.0%) and the opinion of senior clinicians (37.7%). Most doctors believed antibiotic stewardship was necessary (98.6%) and that over-the-counter use of antibiotics should be restricted (97.1%).
CONCLUSIONS: Paediatricians recognised an urgent need for more effective regulation and antibiotic stewardship in Vietnam. Routinely completing a full course of intravenous antibiotics leads to unnecessary and prolonged hospitalisation.
METHODS: We conducted a knowledge and attitudes survey of paediatric doctors practicing at a regional provincial hospital in central Vietnam over a 2-week period (from 12 December 2017 to 29 December 2017).
RESULTS: Of 79 eligible paediatric doctors, 69 (87.3%) completed the questionnaire, of whom 65 (94.2%) thought that antibiotics were overused in Vietnam. Thirty-eight doctors (55.1%) indicated that they routinely hospitalised children with pneumonia to provide intravenous antibiotics. Most doctors reported discharging children with non-severe pneumonia after 5 days (76.9%) and those with severe pneumonia after 7-10 days (88.4%); older doctors generally continued intravenous antibiotics for longer. The two most important factors driving discharge decisions were clinical assessment (95.6%) and completion of the full course of intravenous antibiotics (80.0%). Antibiotic prescription was influenced by local guidelines (62.3%), drugs used before admission (50.0%) and the opinion of senior clinicians (37.7%). Most doctors believed antibiotic stewardship was necessary (98.6%) and that over-the-counter use of antibiotics should be restricted (97.1%).
CONCLUSIONS: Paediatricians recognised an urgent need for more effective regulation and antibiotic stewardship in Vietnam. Routinely completing a full course of intravenous antibiotics leads to unnecessary and prolonged hospitalisation.
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