Self-Reported Antibiotics Usage, Allergies and Resistance of Albanian Patients from a Dental Perspective: A Preliminary Questionnaire-Based Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The paper aims to assess the level of antibiotic use and the antibiotic types used generally in dentistry and identify self-reported allergies and resistance related to them.

Methods

The data were collected between March and May 2024 via an electronic questionnaire on self-reported antibiotic usage, antibiotic allergies and resistances among individual in Albania.

Results

A total of 477 individuals (83% females, 17% males) with a mean 33 ± 13 (min 17; max 73) years of age completed the questionnaire. Overall, 88% of the population reported having used antibiotics before the questionnaire, among whom 56% used them for dental reasons. An average of 5% reported being allergic, mainly to the penicillin group, while 5% claimed to have undergone an antibiogram an

SUBMITTER: Zeza B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11591203 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature