Efficacy of Information System Regarding the Consumption of Antibiotics and Bacterial Resistance in Primary Care

Efficacy of Information System Regarding the Consumption of Antibiotics and Bacterial Resistance on the Use of Antibiotics in Primary Care

France is a country strong consumer of antibiotics in Europe, specially in primary care.

Outpatient antibiotic use represents around 90% of total antibiotic use and prescriptions come mainly from general practitioners. A literature review of antibiotic stewardship in primary care show that there is no evaluation of interest of giving information about consumption of antibiotics and bacterial resistance to general practitioners. The objective of this study is to demonstrate that practitioners implicated in the followed of consumption of antibiotics and bacterial resistance around their geographical area of practice could change and improve their practices in good use of antibiotics.

Inclusion Criteria:

• General practitioners in a "Meurthe-et-Moselle" french department

Exclusion Criteria:

• General practitioners out of "Meurthe-et-Moselle" french department