Changes in Chinese policies to promote the rational use of antibiotics.

Xonghong Xiao and colleagues analyze the challenge of antimicrobial resistance in China. A government strategy to promote rational use of antimicrobials in health care reduced antibiotic sales and percentage of prescriptions for antimicrobials for both hospitalized patients and outpatients, and offe...

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Main Authors: Yonghong Xiao, Jing Zhang, Beiwen Zheng, Lina Zhao, Sujuan Li, Lanjuan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-11-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3833832?pdf=render