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...
Main Authors: | Yonghong Xiao, Jing Zhang, Beiwen Zheng, Lina Zhao, Sujuan Li, Lanjuan Li |
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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 |
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