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Simplified Spectrum Score (S3) app for pathogen-agnostic antimicrobial drug spectrum ranking to assess for antimicrobial de-escalation events

Published inScientific reports, vol. 14, no. 1, 9776
Publication date2024-04-29
First online date2024-04-29
Abstract

Antimicrobial/antibiotic de-escalation (ADE) is a key feature of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) that relies mainly on individual panels for determining ADE events based on subjective ranking of antibiotics’ spectrum activity. The lack of consensus among ASP experts leads to reproducibility issues in the measure of this clinical outcome, making difficult to assess its real impact on patient care. The S 3 score (Simplified Spectrum Score) app was developed to allow an objective ranking of antibiotics. Ranking was achieved by developing a database harboring pairs of bacteria-antibiotics for which each molecule was assigned a score based on published and clinically validated data from a recognized international committee. S 3 score shows a strong correlation relationship and substantial agreement to a clinically validated spectrum score, and its framework enables any person to use it for ADE detection without assuming prior knowledge or training. In addition, its design enables regular updates and sustainability.

Keywords
  • Antibiotics
  • Antimicrobial resistance
  • Antimicrobial stewardship
  • App
  • De-escalation
  • Ranking
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TOGNON, Mikael, SCHRENZEL, Jacques. Simplified Spectrum Score (S3) app for pathogen-agnostic antimicrobial drug spectrum ranking to assess for antimicrobial de-escalation events. In: Scientific reports, 2024, vol. 14, n° 1, p. 9776. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-60041-6
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Additional URL for this publicationhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-60041-6
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