title: [Reduced utilization of antibiotics in Swedish hospitals. Considerable variations between hospitals concerning choice and use of preparations].
abstract: Defined daily dose (DDD) consumption of antibiotics in 26 Swedish hospitals decreased by an average of 25% from 1990 to 1998, according to statistics from Apoteket AB. In one hospital, the decrease was 61%. Average consumption of tetracyclines and penicillins, expressed as percentage of total antibiotics consumption, decreased by 5% and 7% respectively, while quinolones and cephalosporins increased by 4% and 7% respectively. Consumption of tetracyclines and quinolones varied between individual hospitals by a factor of four.
authors.affiliation: Avdelningen för mikrobiologi, Uppsala universitet.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Linder
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arvan
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumlin
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012307:Risk Factors; D013548:Sweden
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents