학술논문
Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of Latin American healthcare workers relating to antibiotic stewardship and antibiotic use: a cross-sectional multi-country study
Document Type
article
Author
Valeria Fabre; Sara E. Cosgrove; Fernanda C. Lessa; Twisha S. Patel; Guadalupe Reyes-Morales; Washington R. Aleman; Andrea Alvarado Alvarez; Bowen Aquiles; Ana B. Arauz; Facundo Arguello; Maria Fernanda Barberis; Laura Barcan; Maria P. Bernachea; Marisa L. Bernan; Carlos Buitrago; Maria Del Carmen Bangher; Ximena Castañeda; Angel M. Colque; Alfredo Canton; Rosa Contreras; Silvia Correa; Gustavo Costilla Campero; Lidia Espinola; Clara Esquivel; Cecilia Ezcurra; Leandro A. Falleroni; Johana Fernandez; Sandra Ferrari; Natalia Frassone; Carlos Garcia Cruz; Maria Isabel Garzón; Carlos H. Gomez Quintero; José A. Gonzalez; Lucrecia Guaymas; Fausto Guerrero-Toapanta; Sandra Lambert; Diego Laplume; Paola R. Lazarte; César G. Lemir; Angelica Lopez; Itzel L. Lopez; Herberth Maldonado; Guadalupe Martinez; Diego M. Maurizi; Mario Melgar; Florencia Mesplet; Carlos Morales Pertuz; Cristina Moreno; Gabriela L. Moya; Yanina Nuccetelli; Glendys Núñez; Carolina Osuna; Belén Palacio; Florencia Pellice; Carla Raffo; Fanny Reino Choto; Gerardo Ricoy; Viviana Rodriguez; Federico Romero; Juan J. Romero; Maria Eugenia Russo; Graciela Sadino; Nancy Sandoval; Mirta G. Silva; Alejandra M. Urueña; Ligia Vence Reyes; Hugo Videla; Marisol Valle; Silvia Vera Amate Perez; Hernan Vergara-Samur; Silvina Villamandos; Olmedo Villarreal; Alejandra Viteri; Eduardo Warley; Rodolfo E. Quiros
Source
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2024)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2047-2994
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24410977
Abstract
Abstract Background The burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Latin America is high. Little is known about healthcare workers’ (HCWs) knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of antimicrobial stewardship (AS), AMR, and antibiotic use (AU) in the region. Methods HCWs from 42 hospitals from 5 Latin American countries were invited to take an electronic, voluntary, anonymous survey regarding knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of AS, AMR, and AU between March–April 2023. Findings Overall, 996 HCWs completed the survey (52% physicians, 32% nurses, 11% pharmacists, 3% microbiologists, and 2% “other”). More than 90% of respondents indicated optimizing AU was a priority at their healthcare facility (HCF), 69% stated the importance of AS was communicated at their HCF, and 23% were unfamiliar with the term “antibiotic stewardship”. Most (> 95%) respondents acknowledged that appropriate AU can reduce AMR; however, few thought AU (