The Relationship between Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in Europe

In Europe, antimicrobial resistance has been monitored since 1998 by the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARSS). We examined the relationship between penicillin nonsusceptibility of invasive isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae (an indicator organism) and antibiotic sales. Inf...

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Main Authors: Stef L.A.M. Bronzwaer, Otto Cars, Udo Buchholz, Sigvard Mölstad, Wim Goettsch, Irene K. Veldhuijzen, Jacob L. Kool, Marc J.W. Sprenger, John E. Degener
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/3/01-0192_article

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