Assessment Of Prevalence And Outcomes Of Common Infections And Physicians’ Perception Towards Antimicrobial Prescribing Among Geriatric Patients In Penang, Malaysia
Geriatrics are susceptible to infections, especially respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections and skin infections due to their compromised immune system. Moreover, unnecessary antimicrobial use is an emerging problem throughout the world. The main objectives of current research project...
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| description | Geriatrics are susceptible to infections, especially respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections and skin infections due to their compromised immune system. Moreover, unnecessary antimicrobial use is an emerging problem throughout the world. The main objectives of current research project are to assess the prevalence and outcomes of respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections and skin infections among the geriatric patients, along with the perceptions of physicians working at public hospital about antimicrobial use and resistance. A cross-sectional study was conducted at three departments (respiratory, urology, dermatology) of Hospital Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. |
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| spelling | usm.eprints-595012023-10-18T01:51:38Z http://eprints.usm.my/59501/ Assessment Of Prevalence And Outcomes Of Common Infections And Physicians’ Perception Towards Antimicrobial Prescribing Among Geriatric Patients In Penang, Malaysia Akhtar, Ali RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica Geriatrics are susceptible to infections, especially respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections and skin infections due to their compromised immune system. Moreover, unnecessary antimicrobial use is an emerging problem throughout the world. The main objectives of current research project are to assess the prevalence and outcomes of respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections and skin infections among the geriatric patients, along with the perceptions of physicians working at public hospital about antimicrobial use and resistance. A cross-sectional study was conducted at three departments (respiratory, urology, dermatology) of Hospital Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. 2022-01 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/59501/1/24%20Pages%20from%20ALI%20AKHTAR.pdf Akhtar, Ali (2022) Assessment Of Prevalence And Outcomes Of Common Infections And Physicians’ Perception Towards Antimicrobial Prescribing Among Geriatric Patients In Penang, Malaysia. PhD thesis, Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut. |
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| title | Assessment Of Prevalence And Outcomes Of Common Infections And Physicians’ Perception Towards Antimicrobial Prescribing Among Geriatric Patients In Penang, Malaysia |
| title_full | Assessment Of Prevalence And Outcomes Of Common Infections And Physicians’ Perception Towards Antimicrobial Prescribing Among Geriatric Patients In Penang, Malaysia |
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| title_short | Assessment Of Prevalence And Outcomes Of Common Infections And Physicians’ Perception Towards Antimicrobial Prescribing Among Geriatric Patients In Penang, Malaysia |
| title_sort | assessment of prevalence and outcomes of common infections and physicians perception towards antimicrobial prescribing among geriatric patients in penang malaysia |
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