Antimicrobial Drugs in the Home, United Kingdom

McNulty, Cliodna A.M.; Boyle, Paul; Nichols, Tom; Clappison, Douglas P.; Davey, Peter

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Antimicrobial Drugs in the Home, United Kingdom

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Oct 2006
By McNulty, Cliodna A.M. ; Boyle, Paul ; Nichols, Tom ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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McNulty, Cliodna A.M. ; Boyle, Paul ; Nichols, Tom ; Clappison, Douglas P. ; Davey, Peter
Description:

A total of 6% of 6,983 households in the United Kingdom had leftover antimicrobial drugs, and 4% had standby antimicrobial drugs. Respondents with leftover drugs were more educated, more knowledgeable about antimicrobial drugs, younger, and female. Of respondents with leftover drugs, 44% kept them in case of future need, and 18% had taken these drugs without medical advice.
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Adolescent Adult Aged Anti-Infective Agents Antibiotics Antifungal Drugs Antimicrobial Drugs Attitudes Community Education Educational Status Female Great Britain Household Survey Humans Male Middle Aged Prescriptions Research Resistance Self Medication Sex Factors
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 12(10):1523-1526.
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Journal Article
Volume:

12
Issue:

10
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:f24d905f214cd9c562431fd6878a3ea91d33464d4013af36cdc651fad5bfbf30
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16151/cdc_16151_DS1.pdf
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