Lack of correlation between standardized antimicrobial administration ratios (SAARs) and healthcare-facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infection rates in Veterans Affairs medical facilities.

Martin E EvansMakoto M JonesKelly W DavisMatthew T LaneLoretta A SimbartlBrian P McCauleyNatalie GauldinGary A Roselle

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)

We detected no correlation between standardized antimicrobial administration ratios (SAARs) and healthcare facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infection (HO-CDI) rates in 102 acute-care Veterans Affairs medical centers over 16 months. SAARs may be useful for investigating trends in local antimicrobial use, but no ratio threshold demarcated HO-CDI risk.

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