Improvements in antibiotic prescribing by community paediatricians in the Czech Republic

V Jindrák; J Marek; V Vaniš; P Urbaskova; J Vlček; L Janiga; V Marešová

doi:10.2807/ese.13.46.19040-en

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Improvements in antibiotic prescribing by community paediatricians in the Czech Republic
V Jindrák¹ , J Marek² , V Vaniš¹ , P Urbaskova³ , J Vlček⁴ , L Janiga⁵ , V Marešová⁶
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Affiliations: ¹ Antibiotic Centre, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic ² Society for Primary Care Paediatricians, Czech Medical Association of J. E. Purkyně, Prague, Czech Republic ³ National Reference Laboratory for Antibiotics, National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic ⁴ Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic ⁵ Janiga Labs Information Technology (IT) Company, Prague, Czech Republic ⁶ 1st Department of Infectious Diseases, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

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Citation style for this article: Jindrák V, Marek J, Vaniš V, Urbaskova P, Vlček J, Janiga L, Marešová V. Improvements in antibiotic prescribing by community paediatricians in the Czech Republic. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(46):pii=19040. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.46.19040-en Received: 19 Sept 2008

Abstract

Repeated surveys among primary care paediatricians were performed annually from 1998 to 2002 in the Czech Republic. The task was to assess the prescription of antibiotics in treatment of respiratory infections in children. The results were evaluated in the light of existing guidelines and conclusions were used in a number of interventions aimed at reducing the inadequate use of antibiotics and hence preventing the potential increase of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In addition, data on overall consumption of antibiotics in outpatient care and trends in the prevalence of resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes are discussed.