Do methodology for surveillance of antimicrobials use among out-patients in Delhi?
Both drug use methods can be used to measure antibiotic use in the private retail pharmacies and outpatient department of public facilities. Surveillance of antimicrobial drug use from private retail pharmacies in a municipal zone in Delhi indicated overuse of antimicrobial drugs, particularly fluoroquinolines.
These data indicate that the effect of high salt intake on the vitamin D endocrine system of Sprague Dawley rats at week 3 was similar to that of salt-resistant rats. The salt-sensitive rat, thus, appears to be a more appropriate model than the Sprague Dawley rat for assessing possible effects of salt-sensitivity on vitamin D status of humans.