Outpatient Antibiotic Use in the South of Portugal

• In: Posters
• At: Amsterdam (the Netherlands) (2012)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: SAPS-P-40
• By: RAMALHINHO, Isabel (University of Algarve, Faculty of Science and Technology, Faro, Portugal)
• Co-author(s): Cavaco, A. (Faculty of Pharmacy – University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal)
  Cabrita, J. (Faculty of Pharmacy – University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal)
  
• Abstract:

  I. BackgroundMicrobial resistance to antibiotics continues to emerge as a significant global health problem. The way antibiotics are used is an important factor contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance.II. AimsTo assess, in Algarve:a)Temporal trends of antibiotic use pattern;b)Antibiotic prescription in Primary Care.III. Methodsa)

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