Goossens Herman, Ferech Matus, Coenen Samuel, Stephens Peter
University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Apr 15;44(8):1091-5. doi: 10.1086/512810. Epub 2007 Mar 2.
The European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC) project collects data on antibacterial use in Europe, applying the Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical classification system and defined daily dose methodology, as recommended by the World Health Organization. Comparable data for the United States have been collected from IMS Health. The IMS Health sales data, processed according to ESAC methodology, suggest that outpatient antibacterial use in the United States is high (only 3 of 27 European countries used more) and is mainly characterized by a shift towards newer antibiotics.
欧洲抗菌药物消费监测（ESAC）项目按照世界卫生组织的建议，运用解剖治疗化学分类系统和限定日剂量方法，收集欧洲抗菌药物使用的数据。美国的可比数据则来自艾美仕市场研究公司（IMS Health）。根据ESAC方法处理的IMS Health销售数据表明，美国门诊抗菌药物的使用量很高（27个欧洲国家中只有3个国家的使用量更高），并且主要特点是向新型抗生素转变。
