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Consequences of increased antibacterial consumption and change in pattern of antibacterial use in Danish hospitals
Author(s) -
Ulrich Stab Jensen,
Line Skjøt-Rasmussen,
Stefan S. Olsen,
Niels FrimodtMøller,
Anette M. Hammerum
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkp043
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , cephalosporin , antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , medicine , antimicrobial , antibacterial agent , microbiology and biotechnology , urine , consumption (sociology) , antibacterial activity , escherichia coli , biology , bacteria , social science , biochemistry , sociology , genetics , gene
Antibacterial consumption is increasing in many countries around the world, and it is increasingly recognized as the main reason for the emergence of resistance. This study was implemented to analyse antibacterial consumption in public hospitals in Denmark during 2001-07 as a follow-up on a prior analysis and furthermore, to investigate the consequences of the occurrence of resistance.

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