Antimicrobial Use Over a Four-Year Period Using Days of Therapy Measurement at a Canadian Pediatric Acute Care Hospital

BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance is a concern that is challenging the ability to treat common infections. Surveillance of antimicrobial use in pediatric acute care institutions is complicated because the common metric unit, the defined daily dose, is problematic for this population.

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Main Authors: Bruce R Dalton, Sandra J MacTavish, Lauren C Bresee, Nipunie Rajapakse, Otto Vanderkooi, Joseph Vayalumkal, John Conly
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/835209
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spelling doaj-art-fb471fb3587743d8a8c06b4e60cbb6072025-08-20T02:22:56ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322015-01-0126525325810.1155/2015/835209Antimicrobial Use Over a Four-Year Period Using Days of Therapy Measurement at a Canadian Pediatric Acute Care HospitalBruce R Dalton0Sandra J MacTavish1Lauren C Bresee2Nipunie Rajapakse3Otto Vanderkooi4Joseph Vayalumkal5John Conly6Department of Pharmacy Services, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, CanadaDepartment of Pharmacy Services, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, CanadaDepartment of Pharmacy Services, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, CanadaAlberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Alberta Health Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance is a concern that is challenging the ability to treat common infections. Surveillance of antimicrobial use in pediatric acute care institutions is complicated because the common metric unit, the defined daily dose, is problematic for this population.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/835209
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
title Antimicrobial Use Over a Four-Year Period Using Days of Therapy Measurement at a Canadian Pediatric Acute Care Hospital
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title_short Antimicrobial Use Over a Four-Year Period Using Days of Therapy Measurement at a Canadian Pediatric Acute Care Hospital
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