Changes in Chinese policies to promote the rational use of antibiotics

Yonghong Xiao; Jing Zhang; Beiwen Zheng; Lina Zhao; Sujuan Li; Lanjuan Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001556

Changes in Chinese policies to promote the rational use of antibiotics

PLoS Med. 2013 Nov;10(11):e1001556. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001556. Epub 2013 Nov 19.

Authors

Yonghong Xiao¹, Jing Zhang, Beiwen Zheng, Lina Zhao, Sujuan Li, Lanjuan Li

Affiliation

¹ Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

Abstract

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 offers insights to shape future initiatives. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
China
Drug Prescriptions*
Drug Resistance*
Drug Utilization*
Health Policy*
Hospitalization
Humans

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents

Grants and funding

YX is supported by the Research Special Fund for Public Welfare Industry of Health, Ministry of Health of China (201002021). The funders had no role in the analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.