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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Evaluation of Systemic Antifungal Prescribing Knowledge and Practice in the Critical Care Setting among ICU Physicians and Clinical Pharmacists: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Sahar Mohamed Ibrahim, Nosiyba Adlan, Sufyan Mohammed Alomair, Ibrahim Butaiban, Ahmed Alsalman, Abdulmajeed Bawazeer, Monahi Alqahtani, Dalia Mohamed, Promise Madu Emeka

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Sahar Mohamed IbrahimDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 31982, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2605-0535
Nosiyba AdlanDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 31982, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0352-2176
Sufyan Mohammed AlomairDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 31982, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2525-6518
Ibrahim ButaibanDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed AlsalmanDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulmajeed BawazeerDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Monahi AlqahtaniDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Dalia MohamedDepartment of Pharmacy, Almoosa Specialist Hospital, Al-Ahsaa 31982, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1004-2522
Promise Madu EmekaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 31982, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1943-1874

Funding

Deanship of Scientific Research, Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia N100King Faisal University N100
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Abstract

Management of invasive fungal infections (IFI) and subsequent treatment choices remain challenging for physicians in the ICU. Documented evidence shows increased practice of the inappropriate use of antifungal agents in the ICU. Continuous education of healthcare providers (HCPs) represents the cornerstone requirement for starting an antifungal stewardship program (AFS). This study aimed at evaluating knowledge gaps in systemic antifungal prescribing among physicians and clinical pharmacists in a critical care setting. A cross-sectional, multi-center, survey-based study was conducted in five tertiary hospitals located in Al-Ahsaa, Saudi Arabia between January and May 2021. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed among the targeted clinicians. A total of 63 clinicians were involved (65.5% ICU physicians and 34.5% clinical pharmacists). It was noted that a minority of the participating HCPs (3.2%) had overall good knowledge about antifungal prescribing, but the majority had either moderate (46%) or poor (50.8%) knowledge. The difference in overall knowledge scores between the ICU physicians and the clinical pharmacists (

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PMID36830149
PMCPMC9952359

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