Table 1

Characteristics of published studies evaluating antibiotic-drug prescribing

ReferencePeriodCountryAge (years)Population (N)Data sourcePrescription rate*Prevalence (%)
222006Italy≤13923 253Prescription DB1.352.4
232001Canada≤19322 684Health maintenance organisation0.942.0
241996–2001USA1–1435 028National surveyNR28.1
251999–2005The Netherlands≤19115 000Prescription DB0.317.8
261999–2000UK≤16168 396QuestionnaireNR14.2
271999–2003Denmark≤14NRPrescriptions DB0.3NR
  • * Expressed as prescriptions/person/year.

  • DB, database; NR, not reported.