Global trends in inappropriate use of antibiotics, 2000–2021: scoping review and prevalence estimates
Inappropriate antibiotic use is highly prevalent across all countries regardless of national income level, with a third of global antibiotic consumption potentially due to unnecessary prescription ('lack of indication'). Antibiotic stewardship efforts and defining internationally standardised indicators are needed to track progress in reducing the occurrence of inappropriate antibiotic use where necessary, as well as identifying gaps in access to care.
Authors
- Ranya Mulchandani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5157-1060)
- Eili Klein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1304-5289)
- Katie Tiseo
- Arindam Nandi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3967-2424)
- Sumanth Gandra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1482-0854)
- Thomas P. Van Boeckel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6556-0952)
- Ramanan Laxminarayan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1390-9016)
Institutions
- Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences (CH)
- Princeton University (US)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Health Trust (US)
- Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (IN)
- Population Council (US)
- Education Trust (US)
- India Health Action Trust (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2024-002411
- Citations
- 31
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 39.12
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- European Commission