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Review Article

Antibiotic consumption and antibiotic stewardship in Swedish hospitals

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Pages 154-161 | Received 31 Jan 2014, Accepted 25 Mar 2014, Published online: 11 Apr 2014

Figures & data

Figure 1. Antibiotic groups often used in hospital care in Sweden 2000–2013. DDD/1000 inhabitants and day. Data source: Concise, hospital care and the Swedish eHealth Agency.

Figure 1. Antibiotic groups often used in hospital care in Sweden 2000–2013. DDD/1000 inhabitants and day. Data source: Concise, hospital care and the Swedish eHealth Agency.

Figure 2. Antibiotic resistance among bacteremic isolates of E. coli and S. aureus from patients admitted to the Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 2006–2013.

Figure 2. Antibiotic resistance among bacteremic isolates of E. coli and S. aureus from patients admitted to the Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 2006–2013.

Figure 3. E. coli (third-generation cephalosporins; 3GCR) and S. aureus (MRSA) resistance according to EARS-Net surveillance data on invasive infections. Trend lines are shown for Sweden (SWE) compared with the EU average excluding Nordic countries (EU).

Figure 3. E. coli (third-generation cephalosporins; 3GCR) and S. aureus (MRSA) resistance according to EARS-Net surveillance data on invasive infections. Trend lines are shown for Sweden (SWE) compared with the EU average excluding Nordic countries (EU).

Figure 4. PCR ribotyping of C. difficile isolates collected from Swedish clinical microbiology laboratories during weeks 11 and 39, 2013. (Thomas Åkerlund, Department of Public Health, Sweden).

Figure 4. PCR ribotyping of C. difficile isolates collected from Swedish clinical microbiology laboratories during weeks 11 and 39, 2013. (Thomas Åkerlund, Department of Public Health, Sweden).