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  • Poraba antibiotikov v slovenskih bolnišnicah v obdobju 2004-2008 od nacionalne ravni do ravni oddelkov = Nationwide use of antibiotics in slovenian hospitals in the period 2004-2008 - from national to department level
    Čižman, Milan ...
    Background: antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in hospitals. Hospitals are the epicenters of the development of bacterial resistance. The aim of the article is to present the ... data on antibiotic consumption at national level as well as at the level of dif erent hospital types in the period 2004 to 2008 and departments in the period 2006 to 2008.MethodsČ the data for hospital care were collected using the Anatomic Terapeutic Classification (ATCždei ned daily doses (DDD) (WHO version 2008). The results were expressed in DDD per 100žbed-days, or DDDž100 admissions and DDD per 1000 inhabitants per-day (DID). ResultsČ in the period 2004 to 2008 the overall consumption of antibacterials for systemic use was between 48.6 and 50.4 DDDž100 bed-days, between 317.5 and 328.9 DDDž100 admissions and 1.69and 1.70 DID respectively. h e consumption varied substantially among dif erent types of hospitals, as well as among hospitals and departments of the same type. The highest consumption was in hospitals for respiratory diseases, university and general hospitals. In 2008 the most frequently prescribed classes of antibiotics were penicillins (39.8%), cephalosporins andother beta-lactams (22.8%), l uoroquinolones (14.6%), macrolides with lincozamides (92%) and other antibacterials (5.3%). Among
    Source: Zdravniški vestnik : glasilo Slovenskega zdravniškega društva = Slovenian medical journal = journal of Slovenian Medical Association. - ISSN 1318-0347 (Letn. 78, št. 12, 2009, str. 717-725)
    Type of material - article, component part ; adult, serious
    Publish date - 2009
    Language - slovenian
    COBISS.SI-ID - 26493913

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