Assessment of the Appropriateness of Antimicrobial Use in US Hospitals
18 March 2021
Hospital antimicrobial consumption data are widely available; however, large-scale assessments of the quality of antimicrobial use in US hospitals are limited.
The findings suggest that standardized assessments of hospital antimicrobial prescribing quality can be used to estimate the appropriateness of antimicrobial use in large groups of hospitals. These assessments, performed over time, may inform evaluations of the effects of antimicrobial stewardship initiatives nationally.
Further reading: JAMA Network
Author(s): Shelley S. Magill et al
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