F Di Gennaro1, C Marotta1, M Amicone2, D F Bavaro3, F Bernaudo4, E M Frisicale5, P K Kurotschka6, A Mazzari7, N Veronese8, R Murri9, M Fantoni9. 1. Italian Young Medical Doctors Association, Italy; Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy. 2. Italian Young Medical Doctors Association, Italy; Department of Public Health, Nephrology Unit, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. 3. Italian Young Medical Doctors Association, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy. Electronic address: davidebavaro@gmail.com. 4. Italian Young Medical Doctors Association, Italy; Local Health Authority (ASP) Catanzaro, Italy. 5. Italian Young Medical Doctors Association, Italy; Local Health Authority (ASL) Roma 1, Rome, Italy; Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health - Public Health Area, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy. 6. Italian Young Medical Doctors Association, Italy; Department of Medical Science and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy. 7. Division of General Surgery, Cristo Re Hospital, Rome, Italy. 8. University of Palermo, Geriatrics Department, Palermo, Italy. 9. Department di Clinica delle Malattie Infettive, Università Cattolica S Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the major health issues worldwide. Clinicians should play a central role to fight AMR, and medical training is a pivotal issue to combat it; therefore, assessing levels of knowledge, attitudes and practices among young doctors is essential for future antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes. METHODS: A nationwide, cross-sectional, multicentre survey was conducted in Italy. A descriptive analysis of knowledge and attitudes was performed, along with a univariate and multivariate analysis of their determinants. RESULTS: Overall, 1179 young doctors accessed the survey and 1055 (89.5%) completed all sections. Regarding the knowledge section of the questionnaire, almost all participants declared to know the different species of bacteria proposed, however the percentage of participants who correctly responded to clinical quizzes was 23% for the question on vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), 42% on carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), 32% on extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing enterobacteria (ESBL) and 27% on methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Similarly, 81% of participants disagreed in stating that AMR was adequately addressed during their medical training and 71% disagreed that they received the right example from their tutors. Finally, a high rate of agreement with the proposed actions to combat AMR was documented; in particular, the percentage agreement was 76% for respondents who agreed to be part of an active surveillance system or AMS programme. CONCLUSIONS: Tackling AMR should be a priority for politicians and for all health workers. Inclusion of competencies in antibiotic use in all specialty curricula is urgently needed.
OBJECTIVES: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the major health issues worldwide. Clinicians should play a central role to fight AMR, and medical training is a pivotal issue to combat it; therefore, assessing levels of knowledge, attitudes and practices among young doctors is essential for future antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes. METHODS: A nationwide, cross-sectional, multicentre survey was conducted in Italy. A descriptive analysis of knowledge and attitudes was performed, along with a univariate and multivariate analysis of their determinants. RESULTS: Overall, 1179 young doctors accessed the survey and 1055 (89.5%) completed all sections. Regarding the knowledge section of the questionnaire, almost all participants declared to know the different species of bacteria proposed, however the percentage of participants who correctly responded to clinical quizzes was 23% for the question on vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), 42% on carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), 32% on extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing enterobacteria (ESBL) and 27% on methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Similarly, 81% of participants disagreed in stating that AMR was adequately addressed during their medical training and 71% disagreed that they received the right example from their tutors. Finally, a high rate of agreement with the proposed actions to combat AMR was documented; in particular, the percentage agreement was 76% for respondents who agreed to be part of an active surveillance system or AMS programme. CONCLUSIONS: Tackling AMR should be a priority for politicians and for all health workers. Inclusion of competencies in antibiotic use in all specialty curricula is urgently needed.
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