Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis: a cross-sectional survey on knowledge, attitudes and prescribing practices among Italian dermatologists of sexually transmitted infection centers
Dermatologists of Italian STI centers demonstrate appropriate awareness of Doxy-PEP but maintain cautious attitudes toward efficacy and show a substantial concern about antibiotic resistance.
Authors
- Alessandra Latini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9421-6560)
- L Pisano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5005-0570)
- Stefano Ramoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4473-0721)
- Giulia Ciccarese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8363-0195)
- Eugenia Giuliani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9721-4173)
- Riccardo Balestri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0885-054X)
- Laura Atzori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8105-1402)
- Valeria Gaspari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9712-7910)
- Maria Gabriella Donà (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3250-1726)
- Francesco CARIELLO
- Mauro ZACCARELLI
- Antonio PUGLIESE
- on behalf of the Mâncio Lima Cohort Study Working Group
- Claudia COLLI
Institutions
- University of Foggia (IT)
- University of Cagliari (IT)
- University of Trento (IT)
- Regione Campania (IT)
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico (IT)
- Ospedale Maggiore (IT)
- Ospedale Santa Chiara (IT)
- Provincia Autonoma di Trento (IT)
- San Gallicano Hospital (IT)
- Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste (IT)
- University of Florence (IT)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology
- Published
- 2026-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.23736/s2784-8671.25.08346-x
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00