Physician's knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding seasonal influenza, pandemic influenza, and highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infections of humans in Indonesia

Mangiri, Amalya; Iuliano, A. Danielle; Wahyuningrum, Yunita; Praptiningsih, Catharina Y.; Lafond, Kathryn E.; Storms, Aaron D.; Samaan, Gina; Ariawan, Iwan; Soeharno, Nugroho; Kreslake, Jennifer M.; Storey, J. Douglas; Uyeki, Timothy M.

doi:10.1111/irv.12428

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“…Emerging pathogens. In the last few years a number of emerging viruses have been identified globally, including FLU subtypes (H5N1, H5N6, and H7N9 [106][107][108]) and CoV strains (MERS-CoV [109]\and SARS-CoV [110]). A number of guidelines have been published to help in the diagnosis and management of these emerging pathogens (111)(112)(113).…”

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Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Viruses Causing Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

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SUMMARYRespiratory viral infections are associated with a wide range of acute syndromes and infectious disease processes in children and adults worldwide. Many viruses are implicated in these infections, and these viruses are spread largely via respiratory means between humans but also occasionally from animals to humans. This article is an American Society for Microbiology (ASM)-sponsored Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology (PGCM) document identifying best practices for diagnosis and characterization of viruses that cause acute respiratory infections and replaces the most recent prior version of the ASM-sponsored Cumitech 21 document,Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Respiratory Disease, published in 1986. The scope of the original document was quite broad, with an emphasis on clinical diagnosis of a wide variety of infectious agents and laboratory focus on antigen detection and viral culture. The new PGCM document is designed to be used by laboratorians in a wide variety of diagnostic and public health microbiology/virology laboratory settings worldwide. The article provides guidance to a rapidly changing field of diagnostics and outlines the epidemiology and clinical impact of acute respiratory viral infections, including preferred methods of specimen collection and current methods for diagnosis and characterization of viral pathogens causing acute respiratory tract infections. Compared to the case in 1986, molecular techniques are now the preferred diagnostic approaches for the detection of acute respiratory viruses, and they allow for automation, high-throughput workflows, and near-patient testing. These changes require quality assurance programs to prevent laboratory contamination as well as strong preanalytical screening approaches to utilize laboratory resources appropriately. Appropriate guidance from laboratorians to stakeholders will allow for appropriate specimen collection, as well as correct test ordering that will quickly identify highly transmissible emerging pathogens.

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Section: Other Us and International Guidelines Concerning Specific mentioning

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Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Viruses Causing Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

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“…Similarly, when asked about the best measure to prevent swine flu, only 42 (25.3%) students replied it as vaccination (p-value 0.011). These findings of awareness about vaccination should be [12,13] taken seriously as little knowledge about this important aspect of swine flu will badly affect the management of patients during outbreaks. Here lies the responsibility of medical educationists to engage medical & dental students in all types of seminars and awareness campaigns programs for common epidemics like swine flu, Dengue Fever and Congo Fever etc.…”

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Awareness of Swine Flu Among the Medical Students of Shaikh Zayed Medical College Rahim Yar Khan

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Bacckground: Swine flu is a viral disease affecting upper as well as lower respiratory tracts. Due to limited resources in a developing country like Pakistan, medical students (the future medical practitioners) should be familiar with the basic knowledge, attitude and practice regarding this infectious disease so that they can help the community during its outbreaks. Objective: To determine the basic knowledge and awareness of swine flu among the medical students of Shaikh Zayed Medical College, Rahim Yar Khan. Methodology: This cross sectional observational study was carried out among the medical students of Shaikh Zayed Medical College, Rahim Yar Khan during April – May 2019 through a pre-designed pro-forma. A total of three hundred pro-forma were distributed in all classes of MBBS from first year to final year, among which 211 were returned, completely filled by the respondents. The responses of 45 students were disregarded as they hadn’t heard about swine flu. Remaining 166 questionnaires were included in the study and further analyzed for results. Data was then analyzed with SPSS version 22.0. Results: Majority of respondents (n=151, 91%) correctly replied “virus as its causative agent”. Majority of respondents (n=138, 83.1%) responded “respiratory droplet as mode of transmission”. One hundred and sixty six questionnaires were further analyzed for results. Regarding treatment and prevention of swine flu, 123 (74.1%) replied it as treatable disease and a significant number of students (n=154, 92.8%) deemed it as preventable. About half (45.8%) of participants did not know about vaccine availability in Pakistan and only 42 (25.3%) students correctly answered that vaccination was the best measure to prevent swine flu. Conclusion: Satisfactory results were seen about knowledge and awareness regarding epidemiology, etiology and mode of transmission. However, deficiencies were seen in awareness about vaccination and prevention of swine flu. So there is a need for health education awareness programs in medical and dental schools on regular basis.

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“…Globally, the reported vaccination rate for healthcare workers varies between 13.1% and 60%, depending on the country and the influenza season. [11][12][13][14][15] Antón-Ladislao et al [14] reported that the vaccination rate was much higher (71%) in physicians aged ≥45 years and with an increased awareness of the risks of influenza. The rate of vaccination of physicians remains insufficient in our country.…”

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“…A total of 64% of our study participants specified that the primary reasons for non-vaccination were neglect or a lack of belief in the importance, as has also been reported in other studies. [13,16] Additional research conducted in our country has demonstrated that also among the most common reasons for not receiving a vaccination are lack of time, [8] lack of confidence that the vaccine would provide sufficient protection, [9] and disbelief in the effectiveness of the vaccine. [10] The results of our study revealed that the awareness of physicians who are expected to support vaccination was not sufficient.…”

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Evaluation of Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors on Influenza Vaccination

Özel¹

2018

South Clin Ist Euras

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Influenza is a disease that causes mortality, morbidity, and workforce productivity losses, especially in high-risk patients. Healthcare workers are among those at risk for exposure to the flu and for transmission of the virus to the patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the attitudes and behavior of physicians at one hospital regarding the influenza vaccine. Methods: A questionnaire comprising 11 questions was used to evaluate the attitudes and behaviors of the physicians working in one hospital with respect to the influenza vaccine. Results: A total of 105 physicians participated in the study, and 74.3% of the respondents were not vaccinated for influenza virus. The most common reasons given were that it was viewed as unimportant and remissness (64%). The results indicated that 39% of the physicians surveyed did not recommend an influenza vaccine to their patients. Vaccination was most frequently recommended to the patients with chronic lung disease (83.9%). It was also observed that 94.3% of the physicians had not received any education on influenza in previous year. Conclusion: The most important step in reducing the mortality due to influenza is to increase the rate of influenza vaccination. Awareness of physicians should be increased in order for vaccination programs to be successful throughout the country.

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Physician's knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding seasonal influenza, pandemic influenza, and highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infections of humans in Indonesia

Cited by 9 publications

References 16 publications

Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Viruses Causing Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Viruses Causing Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

Awareness of Swine Flu Among the Medical Students of Shaikh Zayed Medical College Rahim Yar Khan

Evaluation of Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors on Influenza Vaccination

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