Secular trends in antibiotic consumption in the adult population in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, 2003–2009
| Autor: | M. Marchi, Rossella Buttazzi, Maria Luisa Moro, D. Resi, Carlo Gagliotti, Angelo Pan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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antibiotic consumption
Adult Male Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Adolescent medicine.drug_class Cephalosporin Antibiotics Drug Prescriptions Young Adult Antibiotic resistance Humans Medicine Antibiotic class Medical prescription defined daily dose Aged Aged 80 and over prescription treatment business.industry Public health General Medicine Middle Aged Drug Utilization Anti-Bacterial Agents Secular variation Penicillin Defined daily dose Infectious Diseases Italy Female business Demography medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 17(11):1698-1703 |
| ISSN: | 1198-743X |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03500.x |
| Popis: | Antibiotic resistance is closely related to antibiotic use and Italy is a country with high levels of both antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance. We analysed the trend in antibiotic use in the community among adults (≥15 years) and elderly, in the period 2003–2009, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, a region with over 4 000 000 inhabitants. Data regarding antibiotic use were obtained from the regional public health system databases. Between 2003 and 2009 the antibiotic consumption increased from 15.4 to 18.7 defined daily doses/1000 inhabitants per day (DID) (+21.4%, p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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