Prescribing errors in antibiotic prophylaxis by dentists in a large Brazilian city

Prescribing errors in antibiotic prophylaxis by dentists in a large Brazilian city

Prescribing errors may contribute to antibiotic resistance and other drug-related problems. To investigate the quality of prescriptions involving antibiotic prophylaxis by dentists in a large Brazilian city, 366 dental prescriptions were randomly selected from 31,105. A prophylaxis indication repres...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of infection control 2015-07, Vol.43 (7), p.767-768
Hauptverfasser: Lisboa, Sheila Monteiro, MSc, Martins, Maria Auxiliadora Parreiras, PhD, de Castilho, Lia Silva, PhD, e Silva, Maria Elisa de Souza, PhD, Abreu, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães, PhD
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antibiotic Prophylaxis - methods
Antibiotics
Brazil
Cities
Dental care
Dentistry
Dentists
Drug Misuse
Drug Prescriptions
Drug resistance
Drug Utilization
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Oral health
Practice Patterns, Dentists
Prescription drug misuse
Prescription drugs
Public Health Surveillance
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Zusammenfassung:Prescribing errors may contribute to antibiotic resistance and other drug-related problems. To investigate the quality of prescriptions involving antibiotic prophylaxis by dentists in a large Brazilian city, 366 dental prescriptions were randomly selected from 31,105. A prophylaxis indication represented 24.9% of the prescriptions, and only 12 (13.2%; 95% confidence interval, 7.7%-21.7%) were correct regarding the generic name, dose, and length of antibiotic use. Prescriptions for antibiotic prophylaxis by dentists are mostly inadequate in this city.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.03.028