학술논문
Harvesting the low-hanging fruit? Comparative assessment of intravenous to oral route antimicrobial conversion policy implementation
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Article
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology; June 2023, Vol. 44 Issue: 6 p954-958, 5p
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0899823X; 15596834
Abstract
AbstractPolicies that promote conversion of antibiotics from intravenous to oral route administration are considered “low hanging fruit” for hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs. We developed a simple metric based on digestive days of therapy divided by total days of therapy for targeted agents and a method for hospital comparisons. External comparisons may help identify opportunities for improving prospective implementation.