MIKSTRA Programme

New strategies for antimicrobial use in Finland

MIKSTRA was a joint research and development programme that was administered by several Finnish national organisations. It was designed to optimise diagnostic and treatment practices for common infections in primary care in order to preserve the effectiveness of existing antimicrobials while ensuring patient safety. The programme started in 1998 and continued until spring 2003. Its main results are published but many other aspects of the vast data are still to be analysed.

In these pages we tell about the MIKSTRA Programme and its results. Reproduction and use of the material on this page is authorised providing that the source is acknowledged.