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Suzuki H, Heintz BH, Livorsi DJ, Perencevich EN, Goto M. Tracking antimicrobial stewardship activities beyond days of therapy (DOT): Comparison of days of antibiotic spectrum coverage (DASC) and DOT at a single center. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2023 Jun 1; 44(6):934-937.
Even though antimicrobial days of therapy did not significantly decrease during a period of robust stewardship activities at our center, we detected a significant downward trend in antimicrobial spectrum, as measured by days of antibiotic spectrum coverage (DASC). The DASC metric may help more broadly monitor the effect of stewardship activities.