Spectrum scores: Toward a better definition of de-escalation.
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.207
Abstract: Abstract Spectrum scores measure antimicrobial utilization while also quantifying the spectrum of activity. Accordingly, changes in spectrum score can be used to identify antimicrobial de-escalation. We show that spectrum-score–based de-escalation has a 95.7% positive percentage… read more here.
Keywords: toward better; escalation; better definition; spectrum ... See more keywords
Quantifying the breadth of antibiotic exposure in sepsis and suspected infection using spectrum scores.
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000030245
Abstract: A retrospective cohort study. Studies to quantify the breadth of antibiotic exposure across populations remain limited. Therefore, we applied a validated method to describe the breadth of antimicrobial coverage in a multicenter cohort of patients… read more here.
Keywords: sepsis; suspected infection; infection sepsis; spectrum scores ... See more keywords