Antibiotic Utilization and the Role of Suspected and Diagnosed Mosquito-borne Illness Among Adults and Children With Acute Febrile Illness in Pune, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antibiotic resistance mechanisms originating in low- and middle- income countries are among the most common worldwide. Reducing unnecessary antibiotic use in India, the world's largest antibiotic consumer, is crucial to control antimicrobial resistance globally. Limited data describing factors influencing Indian clinicians to start or stop antibiotics are available.

Methods

Febrile adults and children admitted to a public tertiary care hospital in Pune, India, were enrolled. Antibiotic usage and clinical history were recorded. Immunoassays for mosquito-borne disease and bacterial cultures were performed by protocol and clinician-directed testing. Clinical factors were assessed for association with empiric antibiotic initiation and discontinuation by day 5 using mu

SUBMITTER: Robinson ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5930254 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature