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Table 4 Medical students’ perceptions on their education regarding appropriate antimicrobial use and antimicrobial stewardship—percentage who feel their education has been good/very good with comparison across teaching hospitals

From: Attitudes and perceptions regarding antimicrobial use and resistance among medical students in Central China

Antimicrobial stewardship activity

Good/very good (%)

P valueb

N = 606

Understand the basic mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance

54.1

<0.001a

Know when to start antimicrobial therapy

40.0

0.004a

Select an appropriate regimen

36.9

0.021a

Describe the correct spectrum of antimicrobial therapy for different antimicrobials (what is covered by each drug)

35.2

0.009a

Transition from intravenous to oral antimicrobials (intravenous to oral switch)

34.2

<0.001a

Find reliable sources of information to treat infections

34.0

<0.001a

Interpret antibiograms

28.3

<0.001a

Streamline or deescalate antimicrobial therapy

28.2

0.040a

Handle a patient who demands antimicrobial therapy that is not indicated

25.6

0.254

  1. aP < 0.05 refers to statistical differences in the percentages of different teaching hospitals
  2. bχ2 test