Open AccessThe antibiotic prescribing behaviors of physicians are changed via rapid antigen test practice in the context of rational drug use
Author(s) -
Deniz Uzun,
Halil Kara,
Muhammed Fatih Doğan,
Seyfullah Oktay Arslan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-1908-164
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , medical prescription , context (archaeology) , respiratory tract infections , family medicine , test (biology) , drug , respiratory system , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , paleontology , biology
Rapid antigen test (RAT) is a practical test to detect the presence of Group A beta hemolytic streptococcus antigens in throat swab samples. The aim of this study is to investigate the changes in the empiric antibiotic prescribing behavior of 10 family physicians in Kırıkkale Province after using RAT in 2017.