Uncovering Gaps in Knowledge: A Survey of Belgian General Practitioners’ Awareness of Legionnaires’ Disease Diagnostic Testing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Research Tool
2.3. Sample Selection
2.4. Survey Administration
2.5. Statistical Methods
3. Results
3.1. Response Rate and Nonresponse Bias
3.2. Knowledge on Legionnaires’ Disease
3.3. Diagnostic Tool Availability in Legionnaires’ Disease
3.4. Antibiotic Treatment in Legionnaires’ Disease
3.5. Additional Information
4. Discussion
4.1. Summary of Key Findings
4.2. Interpretation of Study Findings
4.3. Study Strengths and Limitations
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Years of experience Total n = 125 | Trainees 35 (28%) | <10 years 26 (21%) | 10–19 years 17 (14%) | 20–29 years 13 (10%) | 30–40 years 19 (15%) | >40 years 15 (12%) | |||||
Practice location Total n = 125 | Walloon Brabant 34 (27%) | Brussel-capital 21 (17%) | Hainaut 20 (16%) | Namur 12 (10%) | Liege 10 (8%) | Flemish Brabant 8 (6%) | West Flanders 6 (5%) | Luxemburg 6 (5%) | Antwerp 4 (3%) | Limburg 2 (2%) | East Flanders 2 (2%) |
Type of practice Total n = 125 | GPs Association 42 (34%) | Individual practice 34 (27%) | Fee-for-service practice 30 (24%) | Fixed-fee practice 19 (15%) | |||||||
Practicing area Total n = 125 | Urban 56 (45%) | Semi-urban 44 (35%) | Rural 25 (20%) |
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Moretti, M.; Van Nedervelde, J.; Vanstokstraeten, R.; Seyler, L.; Echahidi, F.; Prevost, B.; Martiny, D.; Wybo, I.; Michel, C. Uncovering Gaps in Knowledge: A Survey of Belgian General Practitioners’ Awareness of Legionnaires’ Disease Diagnostic Testing. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2024, 16, 820-827. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr16050063
Moretti M, Van Nedervelde J, Vanstokstraeten R, Seyler L, Echahidi F, Prevost B, Martiny D, Wybo I, Michel C. Uncovering Gaps in Knowledge: A Survey of Belgian General Practitioners’ Awareness of Legionnaires’ Disease Diagnostic Testing. Infectious Disease Reports. 2024; 16(5):820-827. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr16050063
Chicago/Turabian StyleMoretti, Marco, Julien Van Nedervelde, Robin Vanstokstraeten, Lucie Seyler, Fedoua Echahidi, Benoit Prevost, Delphine Martiny, Ingrid Wybo, and Charlotte Michel. 2024. "Uncovering Gaps in Knowledge: A Survey of Belgian General Practitioners’ Awareness of Legionnaires’ Disease Diagnostic Testing" Infectious Disease Reports 16, no. 5: 820-827. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr16050063