AMR/man/abname.Rd

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\name{abname}
\alias{abname}
\title{Name of an antibiotic}
\source{
\code{\link{ablist}}
}
\usage{
abname(abcode, from = "umcg", to = "official", textbetween = " + ",
  tolower = FALSE)
}
\arguments{
\item{abcode}{a code or name, like \code{"AMOX"}, \code{"AMCL"} or \code{"J01CA04"}}

\item{from, to}{type to transform from and to. See \code{\link{ablist}} for its column names.}

\item{textbetween}{text to put between multiple returned texts}

\item{tolower}{return output as lower case with function \code{\link{tolower}}.}
}
\description{
Convert antibiotic codes (from a laboratory information system like MOLIS or GLIMS) to a (trivial) antibiotic name or ATC code, or vice versa. This uses the data from \code{\link{ablist}}.
}
\examples{
abname("AMCL")
# "amoxicillin and enzyme inhibitor"

abname("AMCL+GENT")
# "amoxicillin and enzyme inhibitor + gentamicin"

abname(c("AMCL", "GENT"))
# "amoxicillin and enzyme inhibitor" "gentamicin" 

abname("AMCL", to = "trivial_nl")
# "Amoxicilline/clavulaanzuur"

abname("AMCL", to = "atc")
# "J01CR02"

abname("J01CR02", from = "atc", to = "umcg")
# "AMCL"
}
\keyword{ab}
\keyword{antibiotics}