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Description and validation of a spectrum score method to measure antimicrobial de-escalation in healthcare associated pneumonia from electronic medical records data

BACKGROUND: Comparison of antimicrobial de-escalation rates between healthcare settings is problematic. To objectively and electronically measure de-escalation a method based upon the spectrum of antimicrobial regimens administered (i.e., spectrum score) was developed. METHODS: A Delphi process was...

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Autores principales: Madaras-Kelly, Karl, Jones, Makoto, Remington, Richard, Caplinger, Christina, Huttner, Benedikt, Samore, Matthew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4418054/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25927970
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0933-9