Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Pune, India: Substudy on Community Health-Seeking Behavior Among Patients Admitted with Acute Febrile Illness

Post Date: 
2015-05-28
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Countries: 
India
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
Summary: 

Objectives:



  1. To describe the patterns of health-care seeking behavior and prior outpatient care among patients admitted with acute febrile illness to Sassoon Hospital


  2. To determine the effects of outpatient behaviors and prior treatments on the antimicrobial resistance patterns of stool colonizing bacteria and blood-borne pathogens


  3. To identify risk-factors for improper antibiotic prescription and usage in the outpatient setting



 

Staff: 
Bob Bollinger, MD, MPH
Amita Gupta, MD, MHS
Nikhil Gupte, PhD
Ivan Marbaniang, MBBS, MPH
Vidya Mave, MD, MPH
Matt Robinson, MD
Collaborators: 
  • BJGMC, Pune, India
  • Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
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