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

Jeffrey S. Gerber; Adam L. Hersh; Matthew P. Kronman; Jason G. Newland; Rachael K. Ross; Talene A. Metjian

doi:10.1017/ice.2017.94

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

Jeffrey S. Gerber, Adam L. Hersh, Matthew P. Kronman, Jason G. Newland, Rachael K. Ross, Talene A. Metjian

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	993-997
Number of pages	5
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	38
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.94
State	Published - Aug 1 2017

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