Proposed macroscopic quality indicators of antimicrobial stewardship in primary care: An observational study

Even in departments with low antibiotic consumption, our macroscopic quality indicators help to identify antibiotic stewardship targets for the most common community-based infections,. They are easy to calculate from quantitative data without requiring any information on diagnosis. Complementarily to other indicators, they provide messages specifically addressed to general practitioners regarding population, molecules and diagnostic elements.