Assessing antimicrobial consumption in public and private sectors within the Costa Rican health system: current status and future directions

• Main Authors: José Pablo Díaz-Madriz (Author), Carolina Rojas-Chinchilla (Author), Esteban Zavaleta-Monestel (Author), Shing Mi Ching-Fung (Author), Hugo Marin-Piva (Author), Gustavo H Marin (Author), Lucia Giangreco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance is a significant global health threat. Therefore, robust surveillance systems for antimicrobial consumption (AMC) are essential to develop public health strategies. However, Latin American countries, including Costa Rica, face challenges in regularly repo...