Changes in Chinese policies to promote the rational use of antibiotics.
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 offe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-11-01
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| Series: | PLoS Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3833832?pdf=render |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1549-1277 1549-1676 |