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Empiric antimicrobial treatment for asymptomatic sexual contacts of sexually transmitted infection in the era of antimicrobial resistance: time to rethink?
Pearce, Elizabeth; Chan, Derek J; Smith, Don E.
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  • Pearce E; 1 Division of Sexual Health, Albion Centre, Sydney, Australia.
  • Chan DJ; 1 Division of Sexual Health, Albion Centre, Sydney, Australia.
  • Smith DE; 2 School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Int J STD AIDS ; 30(2): 137-139, 2019 02.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30293504
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.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Practice Guidelines as Topic / Asymptomatic Infections / Anti-Bacterial Agents Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Oceania Language: En Journal: Int J STD AIDS Journal subject: SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS) Year: 2019 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Australia Country of publication: United kingdom
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Practice Guidelines as Topic / Asymptomatic Infections / Anti-Bacterial Agents Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Oceania Language: En Journal: Int J STD AIDS Journal subject: SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS) Year: 2019 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Australia Country of publication: United kingdom