Good epidemiological practice: a narrative review of appropriate scientific methods to evaluate the impact of antimicrobial stewardship interventions M.E.A. de Kraker, M. Abbas, B. Huttner, S. Harbarth Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 23, Issue 11, Pages 819-825 (November 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.05.019 Copyright © 2017 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Overview of experimental designs approved by EPOC [10] for evaluation of antimicrobial stewardship programmes. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2017 23, 819-825DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2017.05.019) Copyright © 2017 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Graphical presentation of simulated time series data including a lag period for the intervention to take effect, abrupt effect of 5 DDDs/1000 patient-days, and gradual effect of -1.5 DDDs/1000 patient-days per month. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2017 23, 819-825DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2017.05.019) Copyright © 2017 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions