Appropriate antibiotic use reduces length of hospital stay.
van den Bosch, Caroline M A Hulscher, Marlies E J L Akkermans, Reinier P Wille, Jan Geerlings, Suzanne E Prins, Jan M
van den Bosch, Caroline M A
Hulscher, Marlies E J L
Akkermans, Reinier P
Wille, Jan
Geerlings, Suzanne E
Prins, Jan M
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2017
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Appropriate antibiotic use reduces length of hospital stay.
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J Antimicrob Chemother 2017; 72(3):923-32
Abstract
To define appropriate antibiotic use in hospitalized adults treated for a bacterial infection, we previously developed and validated a set of six generic quality indicators (QIs) covering all steps in the process of antibiotic use. We assessed the association between appropriate antibiotic use, defined by these QIs, and length of hospital stay (LOS).