Prevalence of antibiotic use: a comparison across various European health care data sources.

Ruth BrauerAna RuigómezGerry DowneyAndrew BateLuis Alberto Garcia RodriguezConsuelo HuertaMiguel GilFrancisco de AbajoGema RequenaYolanda AlvarezJim SlatteryMark C H de GrootPatrick SouvereinUlrik HesseMarietta RottenkolberSven SchmiedlFrank de VriesMaurille Feudjo TepieRaymond SchliengerLiam SmeethIan DouglasRobert ReynoldsOlaf Klungel

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2015)

Using identical methodology in seven EU databases to assess antibiotic use allowed us to compare drug usage patterns across Europe. Our results contribute quantitatively to the true understanding of similarities and differences in the use of antibiotic agents in different EU countries.

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