Is the number of prescriptions an appropriate metric for outpatient antimicrobial consumption? A comparison between the prescription counts and days supplied

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. Outpati...

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Autores principales: Kakiuchi, Satoshi, Perencevich, Eli N., Livorsi, Daniel J., Goto, Michihiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2023
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Concise Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10262164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35997212
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.189
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author Kakiuchi, Satoshi
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description 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.
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spelling pubmed-102621642023-06-15 Is the number of prescriptions an appropriate metric for outpatient antimicrobial consumption? A comparison between the prescription counts and days supplied Kakiuchi, Satoshi Perencevich, Eli N. Livorsi, Daniel J. Goto, Michihiko Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Concise Communication 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. Cambridge University Press 2023-06 2022-08-23 /pmc/articles/PMC10262164/ /pubmed/35997212 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.189 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.
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title Is the number of prescriptions an appropriate metric for outpatient antimicrobial consumption? A comparison between the prescription counts and days supplied
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title_short Is the number of prescriptions an appropriate metric for outpatient antimicrobial consumption? A comparison between the prescription counts and days supplied
title_sort is the number of prescriptions an appropriate metric for outpatient antimicrobial consumption? a comparison between the prescription counts and days supplied
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10262164/
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