Table 4 Favoured content of a course on appropriate antibiotic use and the development of antimicrobial resistance
Content of a course on appropriate antibiotic therapy and antimicrobial resistance | Number of students (total n = 356) |
|---|---|
Guideline-based therapy | 308 (86%) |
Modes of action of antibiotics | 296 (83%) |
Principles of appropriate antibiotic therapy | 285 (80%) |
Features of individual antibiotics | 247 (69%) |
Interactive case studies | 239 (67%) |
Epidemiology of multidrug-resistant pathogens | 182 (51%) |
Resistance mechanisms | 166 (47%) |
Microbiological diagnostics | 84 (24%) |
Pharmacokinetics details | 69 (19%) |
Selection and transmission | 50 (14%) |