Effective reporting of susceptibility test results

An overview of effective reporting of susceptibility test results is presented. Areas included in effective antimicrobial reporting are selective reporting of antimicrobials within drug families and by specific drug-organism combinations, automatic computer-delivered susceptibilities to patient-care...

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Published inDiagnostic microbiology and infectious disease Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 251 - 254
Main Author Sharp, S E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.1993
Subjects
Anti-Bacterial Agents - economics
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Clinical Laboratory Information Systems
Drug Costs
Humans
Laboratories, Hospital
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Predictive Value of Tests
Records
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Summary:An overview of effective reporting of susceptibility test results is presented. Areas included in effective antimicrobial reporting are selective reporting of antimicrobials within drug families and by specific drug-organism combinations, automatic computer-delivered susceptibilities to patient-care areas, “flagged” results that are unusual and/or could seriously effect patient care, and the use of a coherent report format. Also included are areas that may significantly enhance antimicrobial result formats such as the reporting of cost information with susceptibility results, reporting “predictive sensitivities” based on institutional antibiograms, and reporting specific drugs for therapy based on gram's stain, and preliminary and final culture information.
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ISSN:0732-8893
1879-0070
DOI:10.1016/0732-8893(93)90118-Q