Table 3.
Responses among HCP who regularly treat patients with acute diarrhea or shigellosis N (%) |
Chi-square p-value | ||
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Acute diarrheaa 1287 (85.6) |
Shigellosisb 391 (26.0) |
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When you provide a consult for a patient with acute diarrhea, do you routinely: Select all that apply | |||
Ask about sexual practicesc | 239 (18.6) | 111 (28.4) | < 0.01 |
Provide sexual health educationc | 112 (8.7) | 67 (17.1) | < 0.01 |
Use a culture-independent diagnostic test | 375 (29.1) | 166 (42.5) | < 0.01 |
Request a stool culture | 826 (64.2) | 270 (69.1) | 0.08 |
Request antibiotic susceptibility testingd | 166 (20.1) | 90 (33.3) | < 0.01 |
Treat with antibiotics | 234 (18.2) | 116 (29.7) | < 0.01 |
None of these | 315 (24.5) | 46 (11.8) | < 0.01 |
To whom do you usually prescribe antibiotics?e Select all that apply | |||
International travelers | 602 (46.8) | 202 (51.7) | 0.09 |
Hospitalized patients | 426 (33.1) | 218 (55.8) | < 0.01 |
Men who have sex with men | 185 (14.5) | 116 (29.7) | < 0.01 |
Adults | 232 (18.0) | 184 (47.1) | < 0.01 |
Children | 127 (9.9) | 150 (38.7) | < 0.01 |
None of these | 391 (30.4) | 21 (5.4) | < 0.01 |
Abbreviations: HCP, healthcare providers
Boldface indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05)
aHCP who report treating patients with acute diarrhea at least once per week (N = 1297)
bHCP who report treating patients with positive Shigella tests at least once per month (N = 391)
cIncludes pediatricians
dAmong those who routinely request a stool culture
eFor the analysis of HCP who regularly treat patients with acute diarrhea, this question was phrased, “Which of the following types of patients with acute diarrhea do you usually treat empirically with antibiotics before a pathogen is identified?”. For the analysis of HCP who regularly treat patients with positive Shigella tests, this question was phrased, “Among patients with a positive test for Shigella, to whom do you usually prescribe antibiotics?”