Surveillance of antibiotic consumption- a new task for public health services. Data from Frankfurt's hospitals between 2012 and 2014

摘要

Background. Given the increase of antibiotic resistant bacteria the requirement for hospitals and ambulatory services to collect and analyze antibiotic consumption data was stipulated in the Protection against Infection Act (IfSG) in 2011. It is the duty of the public health offices to supervise the compliance with these specifications. Below, the antibiotic consumption data of all hospitals in Frankfurt am Main between 2012 and 2014 are reported and the supervisory activities presented.