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Differences in practices and beliefs by specialty |
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| Pediatricians |
Internists |
P-value |
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| N (%) 107 |
N (%) 103 |
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| Actions |
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| Performs rapid testing |
78 (73) |
47 (46) |
< 0.0001 |
| Prescribes antiviral drugs |
63 (59) |
49 (48) |
0.1007 |
| Prescribes amantadine |
56 (88)* |
23 (48)* |
< 0.0001 |
| Prescribes oseltamivir |
25 (41)* |
25 (52)* |
0.2282 |
| Treats only high risk |
54 (86)* |
26 (53)* |
0.0001 |
| Beliefs |
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| Shortens illness by 1 day |
96 (90) |
86 (84) |
0.1847 |
| Prevents complications |
29 (27) |
30 (29) |
0.7443 |
| Prevents hospitalization |
53 (50) |
39 (38) |
0.0884 |
| Decrease mortality |
41 (38) |
23 (22) |
0.0119 |
| None of the above |
3 (3) |
6 (6) |
0.2798 |
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*Denominator is total number of physicians in that specialty who prescribe antivirals. | |||
Rothberg et al. BMC Pediatrics 2008 8:15 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-8-15 |
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