Table 6. Comparison of antibiotic consumption between Italy and private sector of Costa Rica.

DDD: Defined Daily Dose, ND: No data

Description	Italy	Campania	LHANS	CR private sector
	DDD x 1,000 inhabitants/day	DDD x 1,000 inhabitants/day	DDD x 1,000 inhabitants/day	DDD x 1,000 inhabitants/day
Amoxicillin	0.85	0.86	0.85	0.32
Amoxicillin and beta-lactamase inhibitor	5.19	6.38	7.23	0.32
Azithromycin	1.79	2.76	3.39	1.90
Cefaclor	0.04	0.05	0.05	ND
Cefditoren	0.24	0.37	0.56	ND
Cefixime	1.16	1.45	1.68	0.15
Ceftazidime	0.01	0.04	0.06	0.0004
Ceftriaxone	0.21	0.53	0.66	0.10
Cefuroxime	0.08	0.08	0.06	0.06
Ciprofloxacin	0.67	1.19	1.46	0.18
Clarithromycin	1.77	2.65	3.18	0.14
Doxycycline	0.18	0.16	0.17	1.79
Fosfomycin	0.38	0.47	0.54	NI
Levofloxacin	0.72	1.07	1.15	0.49
Limecycline	0.11	0.14	0.14	ND
Minocycline	0.04	0.06	0.07	NI
Nitrofurantoin	0.15	0.21	0.28	NI
Prulifloxacin	0.07	0.08	0.12	ND
Roxithromycin	0.04	0.12	0.16	ND
Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim	0.34	0.38	0.39	0.09