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Published in: Infection 1/2016

01-02-2016 | Correspondence

Comment on: “antibiotic use varies substantially among adults: a cross-national study from five European countries in the ARITMO project”

Authors: Jakob Holstiege, Dawid Pieper

Published in: Infection | Issue 1/2016

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We read with great interest the recently published study by Mor et al. [1], on outpatient and community antibiotic use among adults in five European countries. This study contributes to the understanding of patterns of outpatient antibiotic use across Europe by reporting data on age-group-specific use and by providing age- and sex-standardized measures of antibiotic utilization per country. …
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Mor A, Frøslev T, Thomsen RW, Oteri A, Rijnbeek P, Schink T, et al. Antibiotic use varies substantially among adults: a cross-national study from five European Countries in the ARITMO project. Infection. 2015 [Epub ahead of print]
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Adriaenssens N, Coenen S, Versporten A, Muller A, Minalu G, Faes C, et al. European surveillance of antimicrobial consumption (ESAC): outpatient antibiotic use in Europe (1997–2009). J Antimicrob Chemother. 2011;66:vi3–12.
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Pan A, Buttazzi R, Marchi M, Gagliotti C, Resi D, Moro ML, et al. Secular trends in antibiotic consumption in the adult population in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, 2003–2009. Clin Microbiol Infect Off Publ Eur Soc Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011;17:1698–703.
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Title
Comment on: “antibiotic use varies substantially among adults: a cross-national study from five European countries in the ARITMO project”
Authors
Jakob Holstiege
Dawid Pieper
Publication date
01-02-2016
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Infection / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Electronic ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-015-0803-9

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