Evaluation of clinicians' knowledge and use of minimum inhibitory concentration values

Lucy S Witt; Jennifer O Spicer; Eileen Burd; Colleen S Kraft; Ahmed Babiker

doi:10.1016/j.bjid.2021.101656

Evaluation of clinicians' knowledge and use of minimum inhibitory concentration values

Braz J Infect Dis. 2021 Nov-Dec;25(6):101656. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2021.101656. Epub 2021 Nov 26.

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Lucy S Witt¹, Jennifer O Spicer², Eileen Burd³, Colleen S Kraft³, Ahmed Babiker³

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¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Abstract

Routinely reporting minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values to clinicians remains controversial. We surveyed clinicians to assess their knowledge and usage of MIC in clinical scenarios. The majority of respondents used MIC values to select antibiotic therapy, with a tendency to use those antibiotics with lower MICs, regardless of clinical appropriateness.

Keywords: Antimicrobial stewardship; Antimicrobial susceptibility testing; Minimum inhibitory concentration.

Evaluation of clinicians' knowledge and use of minimum inhibitory concentration values

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