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Quantifying antimicrobial exposure: hazards in populations with end-stage renal disease.
Using a rigorously collected data set of antimicrobial use among patients receiving chronic hemodialysis, antimicrobial use was calculated using 3 different methodologies: daily defined dose, days of therapy, and start-stop days. Estimates of antimicrobial use varied by as much as 10-fold, depending on the type of antimicrobial.
AHRQ-funded; HS021666.
Citation: Snyder GM, McCoy C, D'Agata EM .
Quantifying antimicrobial exposure: hazards in populations with end-stage renal disease.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017 Mar;38(3):360-63. doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.290.
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Keywords: Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Antimicrobial Stewardship, Dialysis, Kidney Disease and Health, Patient Safety