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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 44(6): 954-958, 2023 Jun.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35838318
RESUMO
Policies 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.