European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC): outpatient quinolone use in Europe (1997-2009)
2011
Abstract
For the period 1997-2009, data on outpatient use of systemic quinolones aggregated at the level of the active substance were collected using the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC)/defined daily dose (DDD) method (WHO, version 2011), and expressed in DDD and packages per 1000 inhabitants per day (DID and PID, respectively). Using a classification based on pharmacokinetic and in vitro potency profiles, quinolone use was analysed with regard to trends over time, seasonal variation and composition.