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Report finds high use of antimicrobials in major cities – Australian Hospital + Healthcare Bulletin
Sustained high use of antimicrobial medicines has been demonstrated in a five-year trend report released by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
A pattern of sustained high use of antimicrobial medicines in Australia has been demonstrated in a five-year trend report released by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission). Disadvantaged areas of major cities including outer areas of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne were identified as having the highest rates of antimicrobial dispensing.
Despite potential overuse in some geographical areas, the Antimicrobial Medicines Dispensing from 201314 to 201718 repo…
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