Consumption of antibiotics in the community, European Union/European Economic Area, 1997-2017: data collection, management and analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This article introduces a series of articles on antibiotic consumption in the community between 1997 and 2017, which provide an update of previous articles covering the periods 1997-2003 and 1997-2009.

Methods

In this article, differences in participating countries, the ATC/DDD classification system, and data collection, validation and analysis between the current and previous series are described.

Results

In the previous series, 33 European countries provided valid data for further analysis, while the current series focused on 30 countries belonging to the EU or the European Economic Area (EEA). For both series, data were collected in accordance with the WHO ATC classification system. While the previous series reported data in accordance with the ATC/DDD i

SUBMITTER: Bruyndonckx R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8314094 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature