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Antimicrobial utilization data: Does point prevalence data correlate with defined daily doses?
- Source :
- Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology; August 2019, Vol. 40 Issue: 8 p920-921, 2p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- AbstractWe correlated antibiotic consumption measured by point prevalence survey with defined daily doses (DDD) across multiple hospitals. Point prevalence survey had a higher correlation (1) with monthly DDDs than annual DDDs, (2) in nonsurgical versus surgical wards, and (3) on high- versus low-utilization wards. Findings may be hospital specific due to hospital differences.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0899823X and 15596834
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs50577662
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.154