Variation of antibiotic consumption and its correlated factors in Turkey

Sahin A., AKICI A., Aydin V., Melik B., Aksoy M., Alkan A.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, cilt.73, sa.7, ss.867-873, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 73 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00228-017-2229-z
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.867-873
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Defined daily dose, Inhabitants, Antibiotic utilization, Rational antibiotic use, Socio-economic factors, CROSS-NATIONAL DATABASE, EUROPE, RESISTANCE, GERMANY, TRENDS, CARE
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Presentation of antibiotic utilization data by reliable and comparable analyses constitutes an important way of ensuring rational use of antibiotics. This study aimed to evaluate antibiotic consumption (AC) of Turkey by each city/region and to investigate any association of such consumption with socio-economic factors.