Abstract
Monitoring of antibiotic consumption is one of the basic tools of the strategies to combat antibiotic resistance, is an integral part of the antibiotic stewardships and helps to ensure the rational antibiotic therapy. It is used to describe the structure and dynamics of antibacterials usage. The defined daily dose (DDD) methodology and ATC (anatomical, therapeutic and chemical) classification used in the monitoring programs determine the reliability of the analyzed data and enable the comparison of the antibiotic consumption between departments, centers and regions.
1. Introduction. 2. What is the monitoring and what it is used for? 3. Antimicrobial consumption methodology. 4. ATC methodology. 5. Defined daily dose (DDD). 6. Antimicrobial consumption measures. 7. Summary