title: Clinicians' knowledge, beliefs and acceptance of intravenous-to-oral antibiotic switching, Hospital Pulau Pinang.
abstract: A cross-sectional study was conducted to explore clincians' baseline knowledge, practice beliefs and acceptance of intravenous (IV)-to-oral antibiotic switching practice in Hospital Pulau Pinang. The factors most highly rated for antibiotic conversion were the ability to maintain oral intake (85.6%) and microbiology etiology (85.0%). Majority of the clinicians (76%) agreed with the traditional clinical rule that "patient should be afebrile for 24 hours before IV-to-oral switch". Specialists and consultants had the highest knowledge score among the clinicians. However, they were generally less positive about a guideline being integrated into practice.
authors: Universiti Sains Malaysia, Clinical Pharmacy Discipline, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Minden, Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang 11800, Malaysia. lee.gsl@gmail.com
authors: S L
authors: SL
authors: Lee
authors: Sarriff
authors: S
authors: Azmi
authors: P S
authors: PS
authors: Wong
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003657:Decision Making; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008296:Malaysia; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents