Economic burden of antibiotic resistance in China: a national level estimate for inpatients

Abstract Background Antibiotic resistance (AR) threats public health in China. National-level estimation of economic burden of AR is lacking. We aimed to quantify the economic costs of AR in inpatients in China. Methods We performed a multicentre and retrospective cohort study including 15,990 patie...

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Main Authors: Xuemei Zhen, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, Xueshan Sun, Nina Zhu, Shuyan Gu, Hengjin Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-020-00872-w