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Impact of changes in the WHO's 2019 update of DDDs on the measurement of adult hospital antibacterial consumption in Catalonia (Spain), 2008-18.

Santiago GrauSergi HernándezEnric LimónEsther CalboJuan P Horcajadanull null
Published in: JAC-antimicrobial resistance (2020)
The WHO's updates of DDDs have had a significant impact on the measurement of antibacterial consumption. In our region, they have corrected an overestimation of penicillin and carbapenem consumption amounting to 19%. It is essential to bear these findings in mind for an accurate assessment of temporal trends and benchmarking.
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