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To identify and characterize the prominent factors driving the irrational use of antibiotics among the public and healthcare providers in Europe.

December 23, 2018SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaOpen Access

Drivers of Irrational Use of Antibiotics in Europe

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AMAnna MachowskaKarolinska Institutet CLCecilia Stålsby LundborgKarolinska Institutet

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Narrative review reveals multi-level drivers of inappropriate antibiotic use across European populations, highlighting critical targets for antimicrobial stewardship.

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To identify and characterize the prominent factors driving the irrational use of antibiotics among the public and healthcare providers in Europe.
Conducted a narrative literature review searching PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane alongside organizational databases including the World Health Organization, European Observatory, and European Commission.
Utilized snowball sampling of reference lists to identify supplementary literature on European antibiotic prescribing patterns and consumption habits.
Identified primary public-level drivers, which encompass limited public awareness, direct acquisition of antibiotics without a prescription, and the reuse of leftover medications.
Identified prominent provider-level drivers, including inadequate medical training, pharmaceutical promotion, deficits in rapid diagnostic tests, and doctor-patient communication pressures.

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Machowska et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69de7dba210a0977fce945f2 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16010027

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Narrative review reveals multi-level drivers of inappropriate antibiotic use across European populations, highlighting critical targets for antimicrobial stewardship.

Drivers of Irrational Use of Antibiotics in Europe

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