Antimicrobial Consumption in Latin American Countries: First Steps of a Long Road Ahead.
Gustavo H MarínLucia GiangrecoCristian DoratiPerla MordujovichSilvia BoniHilda Mantilla-PonteMa José Alfonso ArvezMónica López PeñaMa Francisca Aldunate GonzálezShing Mi Ching FungLaura BarcelonaLaura CampañaAlejandra Vaquero OrellanaTatiana Orjuela RodríguezLarissa Ginés CanteroRosa A VillarNicole Sandoval FuentesEmiliano MeleroHugo Marin-PivaGisela SolerFernanda GabrielLaura Pineda VelandiaCinthia Ojeda FlorentínSoledad Risso PatronMariela Ortiz RivasCarolina Mendoza BenítezRosemarie MelladoVerica IvanovskaArno MullerRobin RojasJosé Luis CastroPublished in: Journal of primary care & community health (2022)
This paper shows the progress that 6 Latin-American countries made toward AMC surveillance. The study provides a standardized approach for building a national surveillance system for AMC data analysis. These steps will contribute to the inclusion of Latin-America among the regions of the world that have periodic, regular, and quality data of AMC.