Antimicrobial use of patients with sexually transmitted infection symptoms prior to presentation at five health facilities in Southern Ghana
Naiki Attram, Helena Dela, Eric Behene, Nicholas NA Kyei, Karen Ocansey, Jennifer N Yanney, Edward O Nyarko, Kennedy K Addo, Kwadwo A Koram, Anne Fox, Andrew Letizia, Terrel Sanders · 2023
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Naiki Attram and co-authors asked, in a 2023 survey, what antibiotics people in southern Ghana take before reaching a clinic with symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection. Unchecked antibiotic use feeds drug resistance worldwide. The answers came from a gonorrhea watch study run at five facilities from 2012 to 2018.
Of 1,349 participants, 28 percent had already taken one or more antibiotics before arriving. Over a third of those users could not name what they swallowed. Penicillin types, ciprofloxacin, and doxycycline led the list, and men self-treated more than women. Prior users also tested positive for gonorrhea more often, 30 percent against 24. The authors argue that stewardship programs must reach beyond clinic walls, since much dosing happens before any clinician is seen.
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| CREATOR | Naiki Attram, Helena Dela, Eric Behene, Nicholas NA Kyei, Karen Ocansey, Jennifer N Yanney, Edward O Nyarko, Kennedy K Addo, Kwadwo A Koram, Anne Fox, Andrew Letizia, Terrel Sanders |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |