title: Days of Therapy and Antimicrobial Days: Similarities and Differences Between Consumption Metrics.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University, Chicago College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove, Illinois.
authors.forename: Nathaniel J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Jackson, Mississippi.
authors.forename: Jamie L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago State University, College of Pharmacy, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Elise M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University, Chicago College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove, Illinois.
authors.forename: Page E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Crew
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, Wayne State University, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University, Chicago College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove, Illinois.
authors.forename: Marc H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Scheetz
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019985:Benchmarking; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents