Search for Indexes to Evaluate Trends in Antibiotic Use in the Sub-Prefectural Regions Using the National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups of Japan

• Main Authors: Kanako Mizuno (Author), Ryo Inose (Author), Yuna Matsui (Author), Mai Takata (Author), Daisuke Yamasaki (Author), Yoshiki Kusama (Author), Ryuji Koizumi (Author), Masahiro Ishikane (Author), Masaki Tanabe (Author), Hiroki Ohge (Author), Norio Ohmagari (Author), Yuichi Muraki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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The evaluation indexes of antimicrobial use (AMU) in sub-prefectural regions have not been established because these regional units are susceptible to the effects of population inflows and outflows. We defined the difference in AMU calculated each year as a new evaluation index and compared the AMU...