Impact of implementation of World Health Organization National Action Plans on antibiotic rates: a time series analysis of 37 countries
We conducted an interrupted time series analysis to assess changes in antibiotic sales in 37 countries that implemented National Action Plans (NAPs) between 2013 and 2018. Overall, NAP implementation was not associated with changes in antibiotic sales two years later, with country-specific effects ranging from a 38.3% decrease to 65.3% increase.
Authors
- Katie J. Suda
- Mina Tadrous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1911-6129)
- Thomas J. Miner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0215-7314)
- Scott D. Rothenberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8300-5947)
- Katherine Callaway Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2924-6165)
- Shanzeh Chaudhry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7838-8836)
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.10293
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Soochow University
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality