Rectal Swabs Demonstrate High Levels of Ciprofloxacin Resistant Escherichia coli among Patients Undergoing Prostate Biopsies in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

Sukhraj, Rajendra; Gooden, Kirk; Goetz, Lester; Persaud, Satyendra

doi:10.9734/jammr/2018/39284

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“…This is particularly important as we have already seen high levels of multidrug and extended drug resistant organisms in our local urology practice. (4) Our study highlighted several practices which may have contributed to these high levels of resistance in the Trinidadian population.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Towards Antibiotic Use Among Patients at a Tertiary Urology Centre in Trinidad and Tobago

Persaud¹,

Sukhraj²,

Goetz³

2020

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Aim and Objectives To investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practices towards antibiotic use among patients attending a tertiary referral urology unit in south Trinidad. We aimed to investigate the general level of awareness of antibiotics as well as identify patterns of antibiotic misuse which could potentially lead to antibiotic resistance. Results 150 patients were evaluated. Most patients (75.5%) were aware that antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections. 57.9% also believed that antibiotics may be used to treat viral infections. 48.4% were aware of the potential deleterious effects of antibiotics on the body’s normal flora while 78% were aware of the concept of antibiotic resistance. 28.9% reported using antibiotics without a prescription. Overall, 23.3% reported having done so for a fever or cold while 12.6% did so for urinary symptoms. 68 persons (42.8%) stopped their antibiotics prior to completion of the course duration with most (76.5%) indicating that they did so because they felt better. Conclusion This study demonstrates that while most patients were aware of issues surrounding the use of antibiotics, a significant percentage still harboured several misconceptions. Also, high rates of self-medication with antibiotics were noted, among several worrying patterns of usage.

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“…Indeed, we have recently noted a high incidence of ciprofloxacin resistant E. coli in our unit. (4) This has potentially dire consequences, not just for the individual patient, but the entire populace.…”

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confidence: 99%