Changes in antibiotic prescribing rates and intensity of antibiotic consumption.

<p>Time series of average monthly value of the antibiotic prescribing rates (A) were plotted for inpatient (IN), outpatient (OUT), and emergency (EM) settings. The data on intensity of antibiotic consumption were plotted for the inpatient (B) and outpatient settings (C). Cross-sectional analyses were conducted by comparing the average yearly data on antibiotic prescribing rates in inpatient (D), outpatient (E) and emergency (F) settings as well as the intensity of consumption in the inpatient (G) and outpatient (H) settings. P: preparation; I: intervention; A: assessment; *significant difference in intervention/assessment vs. preparation; ^#significant difference in assessment vs. intervention.