Economic burden of antibiotic resistance in China: a national level estimate for inpatients.
Xuemei ZhenCecilia Stålsby LundborgXueshan SunNina ZhuShuyan GuHengjin DongPublished in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2021)
This is the first study to estimate national-level economic burden of AR in China. AR places a significant burden on patient health and healthcare systems. Estimation of economic costs of resistant infection or colonisation is the essential step towards building an economic case for global and national actions to combat AMR.