The Relationship among Antibiotic Consumption, Socioeconomic Factors and Climatic Conditions

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic consumption in human populations is one of the factors responsible for the emergence of resistant organisms. It is important to track population-based data on an ongoing basis, and to explore the determinants of regional variation in antibiotic consumption.

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Main Authors: Fawziah Marra, Sunny Mak, Mei Chong, David M Patrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/965268
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spelling doaj-37eeefcedb1d47119ee048547ffa93d12021-07-02T07:15:45ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322010-01-01213e99e10610.1155/2010/965268The Relationship among Antibiotic Consumption, Socioeconomic Factors and Climatic ConditionsFawziah Marra0Sunny Mak1Mei Chong2David M Patrick3Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, CanadaCommunicable Disease Epidemiology Services, BC Centre for Disease Control, CanadaCommunicable Disease Epidemiology Services, BC Centre for Disease Control, CanadaCommunicable Disease Epidemiology Services, BC Centre for Disease Control, CanadaBACKGROUND: Antibiotic consumption in human populations is one of the factors responsible for the emergence of resistant organisms. It is important to track population-based data on an ongoing basis, and to explore the determinants of regional variation in antibiotic consumption.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/965268
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