Tracking antimicrobial stewardship activities beyond days of therapy (DOT): Comparison of days of antibiotic spectrum coverage (DASC) and DOT at a single center.

ABSTRACT: Even though antimicrobial days of therapy did not significantly decrease during a period of robust stewardship activities at our center, we detected a significant downward trend in antimicrobial spectrum, as measured by days of antibiotic spectrum coverage (DASC). The DASC metric may help more broadly monitor the effect of stewardship activities.

SUBMITTER: Suzuki H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10262162 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature