Decreasing trends, and geographical variation in outpatient antibiotic use: a population-based study in Central Denmark

Decreasing trends, and geographical variation in outpatient antibiotic use: a population-based study in Central Denmark

Abstract Background Antimicrobial overuse and misuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics increases the risk for antimicrobial resistance. Investigating unwarranted variation in antibiotic prescription has therefore gained global priority. Methods We examined recent time trends in the utilization of narrow...

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Main Authors: Pia Kjær Kristensen, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Reimar Wernich Thomsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Drug utilization
Outpatient prescriptions
Trends
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3964-9

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