Hospital antibiotic consumption in Switzerland: comparison of a multicultural country with Europe

Plüss-Suard, C; Pannatier, A; Kronenberg, Andreas; Mühlemann, K; Zanetti, G (2011). Hospital antibiotic consumption in Switzerland: comparison of a multicultural country with Europe. Journal of hospital infection, 79(2), pp. 166-71. Kidlington, UK: Elsevier 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.05.028

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The consumption of antibiotics in the inpatient setting of Switzerland was assessed to determine possible differences between linguistic regions, and to compare these results with European results. Data on antibiotic consumption were obtained from a sentinel network representing 54% of the national acute care hospitals, and from a private drug market monitoring company. Aggregated data were converted into defined daily doses (DDD). The total consumption density in Switzerland was close to the median consumption reported in European surveys. Between 2004 and 2008, the total consumption of systemic antibiotics rose from 46.1 to 54.0 DDD per 100 occupied bed-days in the entire hospitals, and from 101.6 to 114.3 DDD per 100 occupied bed-days in the intensive care units. Regional differences were observed for total consumption and among antibiotic classes. Hospitals in the Italian-speaking region showed a significantly higher consumption density, followed by the French- and German-speaking regions. Hospitals in the Italian-speaking region also had a higher consumption of fluoroquinolones, in line with the reported differences between Italy, Germany and France. Antibiotic consumption in acute care hospitals in Switzerland is close to the European median with a relatively low consumption in intensive care units. Some of the patterns of variation in consumption levels noticed among European countries are also observed among the cultural regions of Switzerland.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Infectiology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute for Infectious Diseases
UniBE Contributor:	Kronenberg, Andreas Oskar, Mühlemann, Kathrin
Subjects:	600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
ISSN:	0195-6701
Publisher:	Elsevier
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:24
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:07
Publisher DOI:	10.1016/j.jhin.2011.05.028
PubMed ID:	21820207
Web of Science ID:	000294676800014
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/8447 (FactScience: 213992)