Development and validation of two novel antibiotic use metrics suitable for facilities and practitioners in post-acute and long-term care settings
At the facility level, the novel metric antibiotic DOT/unique residents demonstrated strong correlation with the standard metric. In addition to supporting tracking and reporting of antibiotic use among PALTCs, antibiotic DOT/unique residents permits visualization of the antibiotic prescribing rates among individual practitioners, and thus peer comparison, which in turn can lead to actionable feedback that helps improve antibiotic use in the care of PALTC residents.
Authors
- David A. Nace (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3742-6991)
- Taylor L. Boyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8280-850X)
- Katie J. Suda
- Sunah Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3139-0035)
- Charlesnika Tyon Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0696-8288)
- Corinne Kowal
- Robin Jump (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5601-8996)
- Brigid Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2966-2940)
- Aoife Fleming (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5330-951X)
- Taissa Bej (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-1432)
- Federico Pérez
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University College Cork (IE)
- Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital (US)
- Mercy University Hospital (IE)
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (US)
- VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System (US)
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (US)
- University School (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.42
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.26