[Prescribing appropriateness, use and consumption of antibiotics in Italy. An extract from the National Report 2018.]

Antimicrobial resistance is a major global public health concern. In Italy, in 2017, the National Plan to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance (PNCAR 2017-2020) was approved, in line with the Global One Health Action Plan. Despite the decreasing trend, the consumption of antibiotics in Italy continues to be higher than the European average, with a great variability between regions. In the European investigation on the distribution of resistant...