title: [Antibiotic consumption in relation to sex and age].
abstract: The present paper aims at an analysis of the consumption of antibiotics in relation to age, sex and diagnosis in the district of Bratislava-vidiek. The prescription of 17 primary out-patient care physicians was evaluated. The set under study included 17,771 inhabitants divided into 10 age categories. Drug consumption was expressed by the number of packages per 1000 inhabitants and a month. The processed data were statistically evaluated. The results of the paper showed a higher consumption in women. Within the framework of the age categories under study, the consumption of antibiotics does not increase with age. The highest consumption of antibiotics, 70.45%, was found in the diseases of the respiratory system, the consumption in acute diseases being 60.46%. Tetracycline and penicillin antibiotics are the most frequently used preparations in the population under study.
authors.affiliation: Katedra organizácie a riadenia Farmaceutickej fakulty Univerzity Komenského, Bratislava.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Luknárová
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Slezáková
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blahútová
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003604:Czechoslovakia; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Spotreba antibiotík vo vztahu k pohlaviu a veku.