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Denominator Matters in Estimating Antimicrobial Use: A Comparison of Days Present and Patient Days
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March 26 2018
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Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 39(5):612-615
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Alternative Title:Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
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Description:Patient days and days present were compared to directly measured person time to quantify how choice of different denominator metrics may affect antimicrobial use rates. Overall, days present were approximately one-third higher than patient days. This difference varied among hospitals and units and was influenced by short length of stay.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:612-615.
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Pubmed ID:29576019
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6503660
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Volume:39
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