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Editorial
. 2024 Oct;47(5):138-139.
doi: 10.18773/austprescr.2024.047.

Reflections on community antimicrobial use in Australia

John Turnidge  1   2 , Carolyn Hullick  1   2 , Kim Stewart  1   2
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Editorial

Reflections on community antimicrobial use in Australia

John Turnidge et al. Aust Prescr. 2024 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: antibacterials; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial use; surveillance.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest: the authors are employees of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, which is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.

Figures

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Figure 1
Total number of antimicrobial prescriptions dispensed under the PBS and RPBS (originals and repeats) [NB1]
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