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Cambridge University Press, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 08(38), p. 993-997

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.94

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Development and Application of an Antibiotic Spectrum Index for Benchmarking Antibiotic Selection Patterns Across Hospitals

Journal article published in 2017 by Jeffrey S. Gerber, Adam L. Hersh, Matthew P. Kronman, Jason G. Newland, Rachael K. Ross ORCID, Talene A. Metjian
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Abstract

Standard metrics for antimicrobial use consider volume but not spectrum of antimicrobial prescribing. We developed an antibiotic spectrum index (ASI) to classify commonly used antibiotics based on activity against important pathogens. The application of this index to hospital antibiotic use reveals how this tool enhances current antimicrobial stewardship metrics.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:993–997