title: [Surveillance of antibiotic use and resistance].
abstract: Antibiotic resistance has become a worldwide problem. This article gives an overview over the methods used for the surveillance of antibiotic use and resistance. Advantages and disadvantages of different national and international surveillance systems will be discussed as well as orientation on reference data.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Umweltmedizin und Krankenhaushygiene des Universitätsklinikums Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gastmeier
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D038622:Internationality; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents