Feasibility and utility of the days of antibiotic spectrum coverage (DASC) in national antimicrobial use surveillance in Japan
Integration of DASC metrics into national surveillance is feasible. DASC and DASC/DOT complement DOT by incorporating spectrum breadth, providing more comprehensive insight into antimicrobial use patterns and supporting stewardship benchmarking and intervention planning.
Authors
- Ichiro Kawamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9132-8551)
- Mio Endo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7183-3654)
- Satoshi Hasegawa
- Sanae Suzuki
- Miori Ogawa
Institutions
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)
- Osaka International Cancer Institute (JP)
- Center for Global Health (US)
- Osaka International Cancer Institute (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2025.10086
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.52