ABSTRACT
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal de 47 médicos (15 especialistas en Medicina General Integral, 2 en Medicina Interna, 1 en Geriatría y 30 internos) que recetaron antimicrobianos a ancianos con infecciones del tracto urinario en el área de salud del Policlínico Docente "Carlos Juan Finlay" de Santiago de Cuba, desde enero hasta junio del 2010, a fin de evaluar dichas prescripciones. Los resultados de la serie mostraron adecuadas disponibilidad de los medicamentos y accesibilidad a ellos, así como suficiente cantidad de prescriptores para brindar el servicio, aunque el mayor número de estos tuvo insuficientes conocimientos sobre el tema, lo que fue más evidente en los internos y médicos generales integrales. Predominaron las infecciones del tracto urinario alta y baja y la bacteriuria asintomática, así como las indicaciones de los fármacos: quinolonas, sulfonamidas y betalactámicos. La mayoría de las prescripciones fueron inadecuadas, fundamentalmente por dificultades en la individualización del tratamiento, y un elevado porcentaje de pacientes presentó reacciones adversas medicamentosas, con predominio de las manifestaciones leves.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in 47 physicians (15 specialists in Comprehensive General Medicine, 2 in Internal Medicine, 1 in Geriatrics and 30 interns), who prescribed antibiotics for the elderly with urinary tract infections in the health area of "Carlos Juan Finlay" Teaching Polyclinic of Santiago de Cuba, from January to June 2010, in order to evaluate these prescriptions. The results of the series showed adequate availability of drugs and access to them, as well as prescriptors enough to offer this service, although most of them had insufficient knowledge of the subject, being more evident in interns and general practitioners. Infections of the upper and lower urinary tract and asymptomatic bacteriuria prevailed, as well as indications of drugs such as quinolones, sulfonamides and beta-lactams. Most prescriptions were inappropriate, mainly because of difficulties in the individualization of treatment, and a high percentage of patients experienced adverse drug reactions, predominantly mild manifestations.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES : Administration methods of antibiotics implements a variety for indications and diseases. Therefore, it is impossible to produce a single guideline. Many antibiotics have been prescribed without specific index, by practicians for a long period of time. In general dental practice and oral and maxillofacial surgical practice, there is not a guidelines for antibiotics. Therefore, there is a dependency on pre-existent methods rather than following an exact guideline. Consequently, a controversy was issued that prescription of antibiotics tend to be misused or abused. And it is also direct relation to the tolerance of antibiotics as well. Moving forward, in this review we will be analyzing the exact usage and indication of antibiotics in dental treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS : 29 published articles of both domestic and international were researched through Pubmed and Kormed, and the review from these articles were performed accordingly. We examined the administration of antibiotics through the objective usage, that classified prophylactic and therapeutic. RESULTS : For therapeutic usage, empirical prescription is mandatory for the first step. Next is to moderate the empirical prescription depending upon the result of its culture. Administration of antibiotics must be kept for 2days after the symptoms disappear. For a prophylactic use, we can generally pr escribe antibiotics to prevent local infection or systemic infection. Although the method of prescription and neccessity of antibiotics to prevent local in fection are controversial, exact guidelines of antibiotics to prevent systemic infection are established by AHA. CONCLUSION : Most crucial concept for prescript antibiotics is to determine if it is adequately suitable for all circumstances. In this decision making, a guideline for prescription of antibiotics in various dental surgical practice is necessary. This guideline can reduce the misusage and disusage of a ntibiotics in general dental practices and oral and maxillofacial surgical practices.