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Perception, Attitude, and Knowledge Regarding Antimicrobial Resistance, Appropriate Antimicrobial Use, and Infection Control Among Future Medical Practitioners: A Multicenter Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2016

Nuttagarn Chuenchom ,
Visanu Thamlikitkul ,
Romanee Chaiwarith ,
Rawisut Deoisares  and
Pinyo Rattanaumpawan
Nuttagarn Chuenchom
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Visanu Thamlikitkul
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Romanee Chaiwarith
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Rawisut Deoisares
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand.
Pinyo Rattanaumpawan*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
*
Address correspondence to Pinyo Rattanaumpawan, MD, MSCE, PhD, 2 Wang Lang Rd., Bangkoknoi, Bangkok 10700, Thailand (pinyo.rat@mahidol.ac.th).
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Abstract

A questionnaire-based study was conducted among final-year Thai medical students. The problem of antimicrobial resistance is well recognized, but their knowledge of antimicrobial resistance, appropriate antimicrobial use, and infection control was substantially limited. Only half of these students recognized existence of an antimicrobial stewardship program or infection control unit in their hospitals.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;37:603–605

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Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 37 , Issue 5 , May 2016 , pp. 603 - 605
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© 2016 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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