Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2022; 24(3):220-225
Objective. To assess level and the structure of systemic antibiotic consumption in Russia over the period 2017 to 2021.
Materials and Methods. Data were collected and analysed in compliance with the standard protocol of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe by the means of ATC/DDD methodology for J01 group – antibacterials for systemic use. Consumption was calculated for outpatients and inpatients separately as a number of DDDs per 1000 inhabitants per day (DID) for the main classes of antibiotics and the agents with the highest or the most diverse consumption levels for the given period of time, and was based on the data of wholesale purchases and public tenders.