Top 10 of Antibiotics Travel Awards 2019

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Dear Colleagues,

Antibiotics aspires to provide academic scientists with an excellent forum to publish studies on all aspects related to antibiotics. In 2019, the journal set up the "Antibiotics Travel Awards", with the aim of supporting the attendance of young researchers at international academic conferences. We received a number of applications from excellent candidates all over the world. After full consideration by our Award Evaluation Committee, we are pleased to announce that this year’s award recipient is

Mr. Damien Cabral, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.

Due to the high standard of applications, a waiver opportunity is granted to the top 10 applications to publish a paper completely free of charge in Antibiotics.

Prof. Gary A. Strobel, our Evaluation Committee Member, is the editor of this Special Issue. It will include the publications contributed by the winners together with their research teams.

We thank all the applicants for their contributions. More information on the awards could be found at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/antibiotics/awards.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Community Pharmacists Regarding Antibiotic Use and Infectious Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Hungary (KAPPhA-HU)
by Márió Gajdács, Edit Paulik and Andrea Szabó
Antibiotics 2020, 9(2), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9020041 - 21 Jan 2020
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Abstract
One of the key drivers for the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is non-prudent antibiotic (AB) use, which results in selection pressure towards relevant bacteria. Community pharmacists have pivotal roles in facilitating the prudent use of ABs that have been demonstrated [...] Read more.
One of the key drivers for the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is non-prudent antibiotic (AB) use, which results in selection pressure towards relevant bacteria. Community pharmacists have pivotal roles in facilitating the prudent use of ABs that have been demonstrated by several studies worldwide. The aim of our present study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of community pharmacists related to AB use and infectious diseases in Hungary. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was performed among community pharmacists in Hungary with the use of an anonymous, structured and pilot-tested questionnaire. Data collection ran between January 2016 and January 2018; n = 339 community pharmacists nationwide were approached with our questionnaire, out of which 192 filled out our survey. Hungarian pharmacists have appropriate knowledge regarding ABs and antimicrobial therapy, and they realize the public health impact of the growing AMR. Twenty-five percent of participants admitted to giving out non-prescription ABs at least once in the last year. The age and presence of board-certified specializations were shown to be significant factors of self-perceived knowledge and professional attitudes. Educational strategies and interventions specifically aimed at focusing on identified shortcomings and changing certain attitudes could substantially improve AB dispensing and AB use, in addition to minimizing resistance. Full article
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