Hospital Antibiotic Consumption before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Hungary

• Main Authors: Roxána Ruzsa (Author), Ria Benkő (Author), Helga Hambalek (Author), Erika Papfalvi (Author), Dezső Csupor (Author), Róbert Nacsa (Author), Márta Csatordai (Author), Gyöngyvér Soós (Author), Edit Hajdú (Author), Mária Matuz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to assess antibiotic use in the Hungarian hospital care sector during and before the pandemic. Aggregated systemic antibiotic (ATC: J01) utilisation data were obtained for the 2010-2021 period. Classifications and calculations were performed according to the WHO ATC/DDD ind...