title: Changes in Chinese policies to promote the rational use of antibiotics.
abstract: Xonghong Xiao and colleagues analyze the challenge of antimicrobial resistance in China. A government strategy to promote rational use of antimicrobials in health care reduced antibiotic sales and percentage of prescriptions for antimicrobials for both hospitalized patients and outpatients, and offers insights to shape future initiatives. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.
authors.affiliation: Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yonghong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Beiwen
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Sujuan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lanjuan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002681:China; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006291:Health Policy; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents