Metrics to assess the quantity of antibiotic use in the outpatient setting: a systematic review followed by an international multidisciplinary consensus procedure.
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Background: The international Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) project DRIVE-AB (Driving Reinvestment in Research and Development and Responsible Antibiotic Use) aims to develop a global definition of 'responsible' antibiotic use. Objectives: To identify consensually validated quantity metrics for antibiotic use in the outpatient setting. Methods: First, outpatient quantity metrics (OQMs) were identified by a systematic search of literature and web sites published until 12 December 2014. Identified OQMs were evaluated by a multidisciplinary, international stakeholder panel using a RAND-modified Delphi procedure. Two online questionnaires and a face-to-face meeting between them were conducted to assess OQM relevance for measuring the quantity of antibiotic use on a nine-point Likert scale, to add comments or to propose new metrics. Results: A total of 597 articles were screened, 177 studies met criteria for full-text screening and 138 were finally included. Twenty different OQMs were identified and appraised by 23 stakeholders. During the first survey, 14 OQMs were excluded and 6 qualified for discussion. During the face-to-face meeting, 10 stakeholders retained five OQMs and suggestions were made considering context and combination of metrics. The final set of metrics included defined daily doses, treatments/courses and prescriptions per defined population, treatments/courses and prescriptions per defined number of physician contacts and seasonal variation of total antibiotic use. Conclusions: A small set of consensually validated metrics to assess the quantity of antibiotic use in the outpatient setting was obtained, enabling (inter)national comparisons. The OQMs will help build a global conceptual framework for responsible antibiotic use.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Versporten, A; Gyssens, IC; Pulcini, C; Monnier, AA; Schouten, J; Milanic, R; Stanic Benic, M; Tebano, G; Le Maréchal, M; Zanichelli, V; Huttner, B; Vlahovic-Palcevski, V; Goossens, H; Hulscher, ME; Adriaenssens, N; DRIVE-AB WP1 group,
Published Date
- June 1, 2018
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 73 / suppl_6
Start / End Page
- vi59 - vi66
PubMed ID
- 29878220
Pubmed Central ID
- 29878220
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1460-2091
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1093/jac/dky119
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England