title: Comparison of outpatient systemic antibacterial use in 2004 in the United States and 27 European countries.
abstract: The European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC) project collects data on antibacterial use in Europe, applying the Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical classification system and defined daily dose methodology, as recommended by the World Health Organization. Comparable data for the United States have been collected from IMS Health. The IMS Health sales data, processed according to ESAC methodology, suggest that outpatient antibacterial use in the United States is high (only 3 of 27 European countries used more) and is mainly characterized by a shift towards newer antibiotics.
authors: University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. Herman.Goossens@uza.be
authors: Herman
authors: H
authors: Goossens
authors: Matus
authors: M
authors: Ferech
authors: Samuel
authors: S
authors: Coenen
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Stephens
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D010045:Outpatients; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents