Kahl F, Kühlein T (2018)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2018
Book Volume: 12
DOI: 10.1186/s13031-018-0139-z
The number of refugees arriving in Europe increased dramatically in 2015, challenging the German health system. Amongst others, the treatment of infectious diseases is an important topic in refugee healthcare. A high prevalence of multi-drug-resistant organisms has been identified among the refugee population. Still, little is known about the prescription of antibiotic medication for refugees. We conducted a descriptive analysis of all antibiotics prescribed to newly arrived refugees who were treated as outpatients between 10/01/2014 and 09/30/2015 in Erlangen, an average sized German town. The City's invoicing documents were used to collect data on prescriptions written for refugees. Basic penicillins, aminopenicillins with beta-lactamase inhibitor and cephalosporins constituted the largest proportion of antibiotics prescribed in the adult refugee group. Of these, both aminopenicillins with beta-lactamase-inhibitor as well as basic penicillins were prescribed significantly more often compared to non-refugees. We conclude that the high percentage of prescriptions of aminopenicillins with beta-lactamase inhibitor is striking and should be further investigated.
APA:
Kahl, F., & Kühlein, T. (2018). Differences between the antibiotic prescribing pattern of newly arrived refugees in Germany and the German population. Conflict and Health, 12. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13031-018-0139-z
MLA:
Kahl, Fabian, and Thomas Kühlein. "Differences between the antibiotic prescribing pattern of newly arrived refugees in Germany and the German population." Conflict and Health 12 (2018).
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