Gonorrhoea treatment guideline compliance and influence factors in Guangdong province, China: a cross-sectional survey

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 14; no. 7; p. e084731
• Main Authors: Xiong, Mingzhou, Zhao, Peizhen, Wu, Xingzhong, Huang, Shujie, Yang, Menglan, Wang, Cheng, Zheng, Heping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 27.07.2024; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Antibiotics; Business services; Ceftriaxone - therapeutic use; China; Compliance; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data collection; Disease control; Disease prevention; epidemiology; Female; Gonorrhea; Gonorrhea - drug therapy; Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data; Hospitals; Humans; infection control; Infections; Information systems; Logistic Models; Male; Marital status; Middle Aged; Neisseria gonorrhoeae - drug effects; Original Research; Physicians; Public Health; Secondary schools; Sexually transmitted diseases; STD; Surveillance; Young Adult; China; epidemiology; infection control; public health

BackgroundThe indiscriminate use of antibiotics has accelerated antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), emphasising the need to follow treatment guidelines. This study aimed to assess the rate of adherence to standard treatment among patients with gonorrhoea and identify influe...