Affiliations 

  • 1 Lee Soo Lin, MPharm. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Clinical Pharmacy Discipline, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Minden, Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang 11800, Malaysia. lee.gsl@gmail.com
  • 2 Sarriff Azmi, BPharm, Pharm D, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Clinical Pharmacy Discipline, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Minden, Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang 11800, Malaysia.
  • 3 P S Wong, MBBS, MRCP. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Clinical Pharmacy Discipline, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Minden, Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang 11800, Malaysia.
Med J Malaysia, 2012 Apr;67(2):190-8.
PMID: 22822642 MyJurnal

Abstract

A cross-sectional study was conducted to explore clincians' baseline knowledge, practice beliefs and acceptance of intravenous (IV)-to-oral antibiotic switching practice in Hospital Pulau Pinang. The factors most highly rated for antibiotic conversion were the ability to maintain oral intake (85.6%) and microbiology etiology (85.0%). Majority of the clinicians (76%) agreed with the traditional clinical rule that "patient should be afebrile for 24 hours before IV-to-oral switch". Specialists and consultants had the highest knowledge score among the clinicians. However, they were generally less positive about a guideline being integrated into practice.

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