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Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2006 58(5):1095; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl371
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

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Comment on: Non-adherence to infectious diseases consultations: are surgeons to blame?

Céline Pulcini*

Hôpital L'Archet 1, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice route St Antoine de Ginestière, BP 3079, 06202 Nice Cedex 3, France

*Tel: +33-4-92-03-55-15; Fax: +33-4-93-96-54-54; E-mail: pulcini.c{at}chu-nice.fr

Keywords: infectious diseases , antibiotic prescriptions , ICUs

Sir,

I have read with great interest the comment written by M. G. Madariaga1 on my article.2 I agree with his point of view concerning the role of Infectious Diseases specialists in surgical wards.

However, my article did not specifically address this issue, as all antibiotic treatments were managed by a medical team whatever the ICU, A or B. In ward B, where trauma was more frequent than in ward A, the adherence to Infectious Diseases advice was better, with an odds ratio of 4.9. But, and this was not specified in my article, the medical team of ward B is made up of anaesthesiologists (who in France are also intensive care specialists), not surgeons. The difference in adherence found between the two intensive care units is thus not related to the medical speciality, but could probably be due to a difference in behaviour.

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1 Madariaga MG. (2006) Non-adherence to infectious diseases consultations: are surgeons to blame? J Antimicrob Chemother 57:1019–20.[Free Full Text]

2 Pulcini C, Pradier C, Samat-Long C, et al. (2006) Factors associated with adherence to infectious diseases advice in two intensive care units. J Antimicrob Chemother 57:546–50.[Abstract/Free Full Text]


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