title: Antibiotic-use screening evaluations (ABUSE) for physicians and patients: featuring prizes and penalties for physicians.
abstract: The excessive use of antibiotics in the United States has been well documented and is a result of the knowledge base and behaviors of not only prescribing physicians but also patients and caregivers. An antibiotic-use screening evaluation (ABUSE) was developed for each group to promote better awareness among all parties as to ways that they may be overusing antibiotics. The ABUSE questionnaires also serve as tools for confidential self-scoring evaluation of the extent of personal antibiotic misuse
authors.affiliation: Trident Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lettau
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans; D010819:Physician's Role; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents