Consecutive antibiotic use in the outpatient setting: an extensive, longitudinal descriptive analysis of antibiotic dispensing data in the Netherlands.
Loek A W de JongPaul D van der LindenMonique M B RoukensEwoudt M W van de GardeAlike W van der VeldenStephanie Natschnull nullPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)
Although the actual reason for a switch is unknown, switch patterns can reveal problems concerning treatment failure and guideline adherence. In general, switch percentages of antibiotics in the Netherlands are low. The data contributes to the knowledge regarding antibiotic switch patterns in the outpatient setting.