Journal article
Is the number of prescriptions an appropriate metric for outpatient antimicrobial consumption? A comparison between the prescription counts and days supplied
Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.44(6), pp.941-944
06/2023
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.189
PMCID: PMC10262164
PMID: 35997212
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Abstract
The optimal metric for outpatient antimicrobial stewardship has not been well defined. The number of antibiotic prescriptions per clinic visit does not account for the therapeutic duration. We found only moderate association between prescription-based metrics and days-supplied–based metrics. Outpatient antibiotic consumption metrics should incorporate the duration of therapy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Is the number of prescriptions an appropriate metric for outpatient antimicrobial consumption? A comparison between the prescription counts and days supplied
- Creators
- Satoshi Kakiuchi - University of IowaEli N PerencevichDaniel J LivorsiMichihiko Goto
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.44(6), pp.941-944
- DOI
- 10.1017/ice.2022.189
- PMID
- 35997212
- PMCID
- PMC10262164
- NLM abbreviation
- Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
- ISSN
- 0899-823X
- eISSN
- 1559-6834
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 08/23/2022
- Date published
- 06/2023
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; General Internal Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984296993102771
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