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Global antibiotic consumption 2000 to 2010: an analysis of national pharmaceutical sales data [1]

Antibiotic drug consumption is a major driver of antibiotic resistance. Variations in antibiotic resistance across countries are attributable, in part, to different volumes and patterns for antibiotic consumption. The researchers aimed to assess variations in consumption to assist monitoring of the rise of resistance and development of rational-use policies and to provide a baseline for future assessment.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2014
Thomas P Van Boeckel [2], Sumanth Gandra [3], Ashvin Ashok & et al [4]
Lancet Infectious Diseases [5]
14
742-750
Tags:
Antibiotics [6], Infectious Diseases [7], India [8], Brazil [9], Russia [10], China [11], South Africa [12], Consumption Patterns [13], Statistics [14]
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