Consumption of macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins in the community, European Union/European Economic Area, 1997-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Data on the consumption of macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins (MLS) in the community were collected from 30 EU/European Economic Area (EEA) countries over two decades. This article reviews temporal trends, seasonal variation, presence of change-points and changes in composition of the main subgroups of MLS.

Methods

For the period 1997-2017, data on consumption of MLS, i.e. ATC group J01F, in the community and aggregated at the level of the active substance, were collected using the WHO ATC/DDD methodology (ATC/DDD index 2019). Consumption was expressed in DDD per 1000 inhabitants per day and in packages per 1000 inhabitants per day. Consumption of MLS was analysed and presented as trends, seasonal variation, presence of change-points and compositional cha

SUBMITTER: Adriaenssens N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8314107 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature