The influence of rapid influenza diagnostic testing on antibiotic prescribing patterns in rural Thailand | Zendy

Darlene Bhavnani | Zendy; Ladarat Phatinawin | Zendy; Somrak Chantra | Zendy; Sonja J. Olsen | Zendy; James Mark Simmerman | Zendy

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The influence of rapid influenza diagnostic testing on antibiotic prescribing patterns in rural Thailand

Author(s) -

Darlene Bhavnani,

Ladarat Phatinawin,

Somrak Chantra,

Sonja J. Olsen,

James Mark Simmerman

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2006.09.009

Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , medical prescription , logistic regression , exact test , influenza like illness , emergency medicine , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , virus , pharmacology

Rapid influenza diagnostic testing is potentially a useful means to decrease inappropriate prescription of antibiotics. We studied the impact of access to rapid influenza test results on antibiotic prescribing and other patient management practices for outpatients with influenza-like illness (ILI) in a rural province in Eastern Thailand.

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