학술논문
Patterns of antibiotic use in the community in Denmark.
Document Type
Article
Author
Source
Subject
*ANTIBIOTICS
*MEDICAL consultation
*ANTI-infective agents
*MICROBIAL metabolites
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Language
ISSN
0036-5548
Abstract
A cross-sectional descriptive population survey was conducted in 2003 to examine epidemiological characteristics of antibiotic use in the community in Denmark and particularly in the area of self-medication with antibiotics. Self-medication with antibiotics was rare in Denmark. 97% of antibiotics used were obtained after a medical consultation. While the existing legal framework preventing over-the-counter dispensation of antibiotics must be maintained, our results show that, in Denmark, interventions to optimize antibiotic use should primarily focus on the prescribers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]