A national survey of antibacterial consumption in Sri Lanka.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Optimizing the use of antibacterial medicines is an accepted strategy to combat the antibacterial resistance. Availability of reliable antibacterial consumption (ABC) data is a prerequisite to implement this strategy.

Objectives

To quantify and describe the national ABC in Sri Lanka and to examine any differences in the consumption between public and private sector.

Methods

The methodology for this survey was adapted from World Health Organization (WHO) methodology for a global programme on surveillance of antimicrobial consumption. Aggregate data on national consumption of systemic antibacterials (J01- Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification (ATC) for 2017 were retrospectively extracted from all available data sources and classified using ATC clas

SUBMITTER: Sri Ranganathan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8439449 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature