Variation in Outpatient Oral Antimicrobial Use Patterns among Canadian Provinces, 2000 to 2010

Variation in Outpatient Oral Antimicrobial Use Patterns among Canadian Provinces, 2000 to 2010

BACKGROUND: The volume and patterns of antimicrobial drug use are key variables to consider when developing guidelines for prescribing, and programs to address stewardship and combat the increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistant pathogens. Because drug programs are regulated at the provincial...

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Main Authors: Shiona K Glass-Kaastra, Rita Finley, Jim Hutchinson, David M Patrick, Karl Weiss, John Conly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/703898
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spelling doaj-0523120e659e49708cc52609fb68e8572021-07-02T07:52:25ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322014-01-01252959810.1155/2014/703898Variation in Outpatient Oral Antimicrobial Use Patterns among Canadian Provinces, 2000 to 2010Shiona K Glass-Kaastra0Rita Finley1Jim Hutchinson2David M Patrick3Karl Weiss4John Conly5Public Health Agency of Canada, Centre for Food-borne, Environmental and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaPublic Health Agency of Canada, Centre for Food-borne, Environmental and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Medical Microbiology, Island Medical Program, University of British Columbia, CanadaBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaUniversity of Montreal, Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: The volume and patterns of antimicrobial drug use are key variables to consider when developing guidelines for prescribing, and programs to address stewardship and combat the increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistant pathogens. Because drug programs are regulated at the provincial level, there is an expectation that antibiotic use may vary among provinces.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/703898
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John Conly
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Jim Hutchinson
David M Patrick
Karl Weiss
John Conly
Variation in Outpatient Oral Antimicrobial Use Patterns among Canadian Provinces, 2000 to 2010
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
author_facet Shiona K Glass-Kaastra
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Jim Hutchinson
David M Patrick
Karl Weiss
John Conly
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title Variation in Outpatient Oral Antimicrobial Use Patterns among Canadian Provinces, 2000 to 2010
title_short Variation in Outpatient Oral Antimicrobial Use Patterns among Canadian Provinces, 2000 to 2010
title_full Variation in Outpatient Oral Antimicrobial Use Patterns among Canadian Provinces, 2000 to 2010
title_fullStr Variation in Outpatient Oral Antimicrobial Use Patterns among Canadian Provinces, 2000 to 2010
title_full_unstemmed Variation in Outpatient Oral Antimicrobial Use Patterns among Canadian Provinces, 2000 to 2010
title_sort variation in outpatient oral antimicrobial use patterns among canadian provinces, 2000 to 2010
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
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publishDate 2014-01-01
description BACKGROUND: The volume and patterns of antimicrobial drug use are key variables to consider when developing guidelines for prescribing, and programs to address stewardship and combat the increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistant pathogens. Because drug programs are regulated at the provincial level, there is an expectation that antibiotic use may vary among provinces.
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