Paediatric use of antibiotics in children with community acquired pneumonia: A survey from Da Nang, Vietnam

Abstract

Aim: To characterise paediatricians' antibiotic-prescribing behaviour when managing community acquired pneumonia. Methods: We conducted a knowledge and attitudes survey of paediatric doctors practicing at a regional provincial hospital in central Vietnam over a 2-week period (from 12 December 2017 to 29 December 2017). Results: Of 79 eligible paediatric doctors, 69 (87.3%) completed the questionnaire, of whom 65 (94.2%) thought that antibiotics were overused in Vietnam. Thirty-eight doctors (55.1%) indicated that they routinely hospitalised children with pneumonia to provide intravenous antibiotics. Most doctors reported discharging children with non-severe pneumonia after 5 days (76.9%) and..