Title of the publication | Significant Reduction of Antibiotic Use in the Community after a Nationwide Campaign in France, 2002–2007 |
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Abstract | Background: Overuse of antibiotics is the main force driving the emergence and dissemination of bacterial resistance in the community. France consumes more antibiotics and has the highest rate of beta-lactam resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae than any other European country. In 2001, the government initiated ‘‘Keep Antibiotics Working’’; the program’s main component was a campaign entitled ‘‘Les antibiotiques c’est pas automatique’’ (‘‘Antibiotics are not automatic’’) launched in 2002. We report the evaluation of this campaign by analyzing the evolution of outpatient antibiotic use in France 2000–2007, according to therapeutic class and geographic and age-group patterns. |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000084 |
Name of the first author | Sabuncu, Elifsu |
Year of publication | 2009 |
Study design of the publication | Time-series analysis |
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Quantitative data - Quantitative data were used during the intervention | |
Scientific references about the intervention or other assessment of the intervention | Chahwakilian P, Huttner B, Schlemmer B, Harbarth S. Impact of the French campaign to reduce inappropriate Dommergues MA, Hentgen V. Decreased paediatric antibiotic consumption in France between 2000 Bernier A, Delarocque-Astagneau E, Ligier C, Vibet MA, Guillemot D, Watier L. Outpatient antibiotic |
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Sub-sector | Sub-sectors are further units of demarcation within a sector E.g. awareness campaign from veterinarians to cat owners about toxoplasmosis drug resistance and transmission of resistant bacteria: ANIMAL, PETS |
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