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A BROAD SPECTRUM OF POSSIBILITIES: SPECTRUM SCORES AS A UNIFYING METRIC OF ANTIBIOTIC UTILIZATION

Mayo Clinic Arizona; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

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The manuscript highlights the limitations of current antimicrobial utilization metrics, particularly DOT, which fails to account for the differences in the spectrum of activity among antibiotics. By introducing spectrum scoring, the authors propose a method to quantify the spectrum of activity of individual antibiotics, thereby enhancing the understanding of antibiotic utilization. The document also addresses the challenges of developing and standardizing spectrum scores while outlining their potential applications in both inpatient and outpatient settings, including integration into electronic medical records and future research opportunities.

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