Comparison of outpatient systemic antibacterial use in 2004 in the United States and 27 European countries


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Goossens H., Ferech M., Coenen S., Stephens P.

CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.44, sa.8, ss.1091-1095, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1086/512810
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1091-1095
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC) project collects data on antibacterial use in Europe, applying the Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical classification system and defined daily dose methodology, as recommended by the World Health Organization. Comparable data for the United States have been collected from IMS Health. The IMS Health sales data, processed according to ESAC methodology, suggest that outpatient antibacterial use in the United States is high (only 3 of 27 European countries used more) and is mainly characterized by a shift towards newer antibiotics.