Global antibiotic consumption: A modelling study

Antibiotic consumption and antibiotic stewardship in Swedish hospitals

BACKGROUND The aim of this paper was to describe and analyze the effect of antibiotic policy changes on antibiotic consumption in Swedish hospitals and to review antibiotic stewardship in Swedish hospitals. RESULTS The main findings were: 1) Antibiotic consumption has significantly increased in Swedish hospitals over the last decade. The consumption of cephalosporins has decreased, whereas th...

Antibiotic resistance: A link from local bio-pollution cycle to global dissemination

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Global antibiotic consumption 2000 to 2010: an analysis of national pharmaceutical sales data.

BACKGROUND Antibiotic drug consumption is a major driver of antibiotic resistance. Variations in antibiotic resistance across countries are attributable, in part, to different volumes and patterns for antibiotic consumption. We aimed to assess variations in consumption to assist monitoring of the rise of resistance and development of rational-use policies and to provide a baseline for future as...

[Resistance to antibiotic: A serious global problem].

An important piece of improvement in public health standards, medicine achievements, and development is based on the impressive effect of vaccines and antibiotics on infectious diseases. However, the last three or so decades have witnessed how an unsound use of antibiotics has resulted in antibiotic multi-resistant clones in hospitals and community environments. It also has been said that antib...

Reduction in Antibiotic Consumption Upon Implementation of Antibiotic Indication Requirement