Comparative Study of Sino-Swedish Antimicrobials Consumption

Objective To analyze antimicrobials consumption in China's hospitals,and compare with that of Sweden. Method Statistical description was used to do quantity analysis and comparative study of Sino- Swedish antimicrobials consumption. Result The consumption of inpatient systematic antimicrobials went down between 2009 and 2012 in China,while went up slightly in Sweden. The consumption of ICU patient systematic antimicrobials went significantly up between 2005 and 2008,while went down between 2008 and 2012 in China's hospitals. The overall consumption of ICU patient systematic antimicrobials went up in Sweden's hospitals,and only went slightly down between 2007 and 2009. Inpatient antimicrobials with relatively bigger consumption in China's hospitals are mainly third- generation cephalosporins,second- generation cephalosporins,penicillins and fluoroquinolones. Inpatient antimicrobials consumption in Sweden's hospitals was mainly penicillins. Conclusion Consumption of the most basic and common antimicrobials for infectious diseases did not rank first. Except penicillins,the consumption of antimicrobials was far higher in China than that in Sweden. Many medical institutions in China seek for new,expensive,wider range of antimicrobials.