Global antibiotic consumption and usage in humans, 2000-18: a spatial modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious threat to global public health. WHO emphasises the need for countries to monitor antibiotic consumption to combat AMR. Many low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) lack surveillance capacity; we aimed to use multiple data sources and statistical models to estimate global antibiotic consumption.

Methods

In this spatial modelling study, we used individual-level data from household surveys to inform a Bayesian geostatistical model of antibiotic usage in children (aged <5 years) with lower respiratory tract infections in LMICs. Antibiotic consumption data were obtained from multiple sources, including IQVIA, WHO, and the European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption Network (ESAC-Net). The estimates of the antibi

SUBMITTER: Browne AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8654683 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature