Antibiotics prescribed to medical patients visiting polyclinic at 2008 Beijing Olympic Village
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2010.01.009
- VernacularTitle:北京市奥运村综合诊所内科应用抗生素分析
- Author:
Dong WU
;
Hongwei FAN
;
Yang JIAO
;
Wei WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Physicians;
family;
Respiratory tract infections;
Anti-bacterial agents
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2010;9(1):23-25
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate prescribing antibiotics in medical patients visiting the polyclinic at 2008 Beijing Olympic Village for its further reasonable use. Methods Clinical prescriptions for all the medical patients at the polyclinic were reviewed retrospectively. Consistency between antibiotics prescriptions and their indications formulated before 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was evaluated, as well as related factors for their overuse. Results In total, 1537 patients visited the polyclinic and 1233 recipes were prescribed,with 956 patients (62. 2% ) with infections, including 809 (52. 6% ) of respiratory infections. One hundred and forty-nine of 1537 patients (9. 7% ) were treated with antibiotics, accounting for 12. 1 percent of all prescriptions, and 43 cases (28.9%) were identified as antibiotics overuse, including 39 cases with respiratory infections. Prevalence of antibiotics overuse was significantly more for patients of domestic employees than that for non-employees (34. 6% vs. 14.3% , P <0. 01 ), with art independent association between them (OR 3.07, 95% CI 1.11 - 8. 50). Conclusions Although the polyclinic has successfully reduced unnecessary antibiotics use, their overuse remains to be reduced, and physicians' strict adhesion to indications for antibiotics use and patient education are essential for their rational use in primary care of China.
