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Empiric antimicrobial treatment for asymptomatic sexual contacts of sexually transmitted infection in the era of antimicrobial resistance: time to rethink?

Published:2018-10-06 Issue:2 Volume:30 Page:137-139
ISSN:0956-4624
Container-title:International Journal of STD & AIDS
language:en
Short-container-title:Int J STD AIDS

Author:

Pearce Elizabeth¹,Chan Derek J¹²^ORCID,Smith Don E¹²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Division of Sexual Health, Albion Centre, Sydney, Australia

2. School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Abstract

Prudent prescribing of antimicrobials is essential in ameliorating the public health problem of antimicrobial resistance. This retrospective audit assesses whether empiric antimicrobial treatment for asymptomatic sexual contacts of sexually transmitted infection is appropriate based on laboratory confirmation.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Pharmacology (medical),Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Dermatology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0956462418799181

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