Proxy indicators for antibiotic consumption; surveillance needed to control antimicrobial resistance
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European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC): disease-specific quality indicators for outpatient antibiotic prescribing.
Background In 2007, ESAC (http://www.esac.ua.ac.be) published a set of 12 valid drug-specific quality indicators for outpatient antibiotic use in Europe. In this study, the authors aimed to develop evidence-based disease-specific quality indicators for outpatient antibiotic prescribing in Europe. Methods Two meetings were convened to produce a list of disease-specific quality indicators for out...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0042-9686
DOI: 10.2471/blt.18.227348