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Monitoring the community use of antibiotics in Italy within the National Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance

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In Italy both the consumption of antibiotics and the prevalence of bacterial resistance are higher than in other European countries. In 2017, the first National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance… Click to show full abstract

In Italy both the consumption of antibiotics and the prevalence of bacterial resistance are higher than in other European countries. In 2017, the first National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (PNCAR) was adopted in Italy. In response to the PNCAR two national reports on antibiotic use in the human setting have been published. This article's aim is to describe the pattern of antibiotic consumption in the community setting in Italy from 2013 to 2018.

Keywords: plan antimicrobial; antimicrobial resistance; resistance; national action; action plan

Journal Title: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Year Published: 2020

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