Metrics to assess the quantity of antibiotic use in the outpatient setting: a systematic review followed by an international multidisciplinary consensus procedure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The international Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) project DRIVE-AB (Driving Reinvestment in Research and Development and Responsible Antibiotic Use) aims to develop a global definition of 'responsible' antibiotic use.

Objectives

To identify consensually validated quantity metrics for antibiotic use in the outpatient setting.

Methods

First, outpatient quantity metrics (OQMs) were identified by a systematic search of literature and web sites published until 12 December 2014. Identified OQMs were evaluated by a multidisciplinary, international stakeholder panel using a RAND-modified Delphi procedure. Two online questionnaires and a face-to-face meeting between them were conducted to assess OQM relevance for measuring the quantity of antibiotic use on a n

SUBMITTER: Versporten A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5989614 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature