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How to measure hospital antibiotic consumption: comparison of two methods from data surveillance in France

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic use (ABU) surveillance in healthcare facilities (HCFs) is essential to guide stewardship. Two methods are recommended: antibiotic consumption (ABC), expressed as the number of DDD/1000 patient-days; and prevalence of antibiotic prescription (ABP) measured through point prevale...

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Autores principales: Stordeur, Florence, Miliani, Katiuska, Lacavé, Ludivine, Rogues, Anne-Marie, Dumartin, Catherine, Alfandari, Serge, Astagneau, Pascal, L’Hériteau, François
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8210307/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34223016
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaa059