Effects of the cefazolin shortage on the sales, cost, and appropriate use of other antimicrobials

• Main Authors: Ryuji Koizumi (Author), Yoshiki Kusama (Author), Yusuke Asai (Author), Gu Yoshiaki (Author), Yuichi Muraki (Author), Norio Ohmagari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Shortages of antimicrobials lead to treatment failures, increase medical costs, and accelerate the development of antimicrobial resistance. We evaluated the effects of the serious cefazolin shortage in 2019 in Japan on the sales, costs, and appropriate use of other antimicrobials...