Impact of a training intervention on use of antimicrobials in teaching hospitals | Zendy

Seikh Farid Uddin Akter | Zendy; R. D. Heller | Zendy; Anthony J. Smith | Zendy; Afia F. Milly | Zendy

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Impact of a training intervention on use of antimicrobials in teaching hospitals

Author(s) -

Seikh Farid Uddin Akter,

R. D. Heller,

Anthony J. Smith,

Afia F. Milly

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.416

Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , training (meteorology) , antimicrobial , medicine , medical education , nursing , geography , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , meteorology

Antimicrobials are often used inappropriately in paediatric wards of medical college hospitals in Bangladesh. Most of the antimicrobials are prescribed based on clinical grounds-signs and symptoms. This intervention study assessed the effectiveness of a training intervention on antimicrobials prescribing by physicians in paediatric wards of tertiary care level hospitals.

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