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Patterns of antibiotic use in the population of various regions of the Russian Feder ation: a qualitative, comparative analysis

Objective. To assess the practice of using antibiotics (AB) by the population of various regions of the Russian Federation (RF), by studying attitudes, behavior and knowledge about AB. Materials and Methods. The survey was conducted from February to June 2022 as part of a multicenter qualitative study in the form of a semi-structured interview among respondents from 18 to 74 years old who used systemic ABs of any group with or without a doctor’s prescription for the treatment of symptoms of a confirmed or probable infectious disease for 3 months prior to the study.

Awareness of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy in Fifth and Sixth Year Medical Students

This paper presents results of the study aimed to evaluate level of knowledge on antibacterial therapy and empiric use of antimicrobial agents in the treatment of respiratory infections in medical students. A total of 197 fifth and sixth year medical …

Level of Knowledge of Medical Specialists on the Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Endocarditis in Russia

Objective. To reveal the level of knowledge of medical specialists on the diagnostics and treatment of infective endocarditis (IE). Materials and Methods. Multicenter interviewing of the medical specialists about IE etiology, diagnostics and treatment was conducted during 2012–2013 in 15 cities of different regions of Russia. Results. Overall 530 medical specialists were interviewed. On the question concerning the choice of echocardiographic study only 59,4% of respondents have marked transesophageal route.