In the paper we describe the experiences in prevention and control of antibiotic resistance in ambulatory care, focusing on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospital care in Slovenia. The overall consumption of antibiotics in outpatients decreased during the period between 2000-2007 by 20.32 %. As a result of control measures introduced in 1999, the MRSA prevalence rates decreased from 21.4 % in 2000 to 8.3 % in 2007 (61.3 %). Both achievements had decreased the costs for antimicrobial agents in ambulatory and hospital care.
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