Assessment of antibiotic utilization patterns in an Indian Level-1 Trauma Center: a pilot study exploring days of antibiotic spectrum coverage and defined daily doses using WHO AWaRe classification trends

BackgroundRising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) necessitates innovative metrics, such as days of antibiotic spectrum coverage (DASC), to optimize antibiotic stewardship. This study evaluated antibiotic use in an Indian trauma center using DASC, defined daily doses (DDD), and the World Health Organiz...

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Main Authors: M Nizam Ahmed, Arpan Kumar Thakur, Smriti Srivastava, Aparna Ningombam, Madhavi Kirti, Sushma Sagar, Keshav Goyal, Subodh Kumar, Ashish Bindra, Gyaninder Pal Singh, Navdeep Sokhal, Richa Aggarwal, Vijay Sharma, Samarth Mittal, Kamran Farooque, Purva Mathur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Antibiotics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frabi.2025.1578217/full
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