TY - JOUR
T1 - Response to "Antibiotic Use and Resistance"
AU - Malo, Sara
AU - Rabanaque, María José
AU - Feja, Christina
AU - Lallana, María Jesús
AU - Aguilar, Isabel
AU - Bjerrum, Lars
N1 - This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - As mentioned, antibiotic consumption in heavy users, especially in children, is really striking. Certainly, our results revealed an antibiotic use in this age group higher than published in previous studies, and in line with different reports repeatedly presenting the high antibiotic consumption existing in Spain compared with other European countries (1). Determinants involved in antibiotic prescribing are numerous and varied. It is true that therapeutic failures lead to repeated courses of antibiotic treatment. However, it is not probably the only reason. Frequent and high consumption of antibiotics, as observed in heavy users, could also be due to factors related to the GP, patient and parents' expectations or the influence exerted by the pharmaceutical industry (2). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
AB - As mentioned, antibiotic consumption in heavy users, especially in children, is really striking. Certainly, our results revealed an antibiotic use in this age group higher than published in previous studies, and in line with different reports repeatedly presenting the high antibiotic consumption existing in Spain compared with other European countries (1). Determinants involved in antibiotic prescribing are numerous and varied. It is true that therapeutic failures lead to repeated courses of antibiotic treatment. However, it is not probably the only reason. Frequent and high consumption of antibiotics, as observed in heavy users, could also be due to factors related to the GP, patient and parents' expectations or the influence exerted by the pharmaceutical industry (2). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
U2 - 10.1111/bcpt.12242
DO - 10.1111/bcpt.12242
M3 - Letter
C2 - 24690152
SN - 1742-7835
VL - 114
SP - 411
JO - Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology
JF - Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology
IS - 6
ER -