Days of Therapy and Antimicrobial Days: Similarities and Differences Between Consumption Metrics

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Aug;37(8):971-973. doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.109. Epub 2016 May 13.

Abstract

Benchmarks for antimicrobial consumption measured in antimicrobial days are beginning to emerge. The relationship between the traditional measure of days of therapy and antimicrobial days is unclear. We observed a high intermethod correlation (R2=0.99): antimicrobial days were 1.9-fold lower than days of therapy across agents. Individual institutions should correlate these measures. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;37:971-973.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Benchmarking
  • Humans
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' / standards
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents