Antimicrobial utilization data: Does point prevalence data correlate with defined daily doses?. (August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lee, Stephen B.; Thirion, Daniel J.G.; Irfan, Neal; Sung, Melani; Brooks, Annie; Al-Mutawa, Fatimah; Frenette, Charles; Mertz, Dominik
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 40:Number 8(2019)
• Page Start: 920
• Page End: 921
• Publication Date: 2019-08
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.154
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: We correlated antibiotic consumption measured by point prevalence survey with defined daily doses (DDD) across multiple hospitals. Point prevalence survey had a higher correlation (1) with monthly DDDs than annual DDDs, (2) in nonsurgical versus surgical wards, and (3) on high- versus low-utilization wards. Findings may be hospital specific due to hospital differences.