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

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. We aimed to assess variations in consumption to assist monitoring of the rise of resis...

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Published in:	The Lancet infectious diseases Vol. 14; no. 8; pp. 742 - 750
Main Authors:	Van Boeckel, Thomas P, Gandra, Sumanth, Ashok, Ashvin, Caudron, Quentin, Grenfell, Bryan T, Levin, Simon A, Laxminarayan, Ramanan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2014 Lancet Publishing Group Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Algorithms Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antibacterial agents Antibiotic resistance Antibiotics Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Biological and medical sciences Commerce - statistics & numerical data Consumption Data analysis Decomposition Developing countries Drug resistance Drug Utilization - standards Drug Utilization - statistics & numerical data Estimates Global Health Health Policy Hospitals Humans Infectious Disease Infectious diseases LDCs Medical sciences Mortality National security Pharmaceutical industry Pharmacology. Drug treatments Population Public health Statistical methods Time series Antibacterial agent Antibiotic
ISSN:	1473-3099, 1474-4457, 1474-4457
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