• The proposed Drug Resistance Index (DRI) is not a good measure of antibiotic effectiveness in relation to drug resistance 

      Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Christina MJE; Kahlmeter, Gunnar; Kluytmans, Jan; Kluytmans-Van Den Bergh, Marjolein; Monnet, Dominique L; Simonsen, Gunnar Skov; Skov, Robert L; Wolff Sonksen, Ute; Voss, Andreas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-21)
      Summary box<p> <ul> <li>The Drug Resistance Index (DRI) is proposed as measure of antibiotic effectiveness in a given country, by combining, in a single metric the use of various antibiotic groups and the resistance proportions of several pathogens.</li> <li>The DRI is a complicated measure that gives results that cannot be understood by common knowledge and logic.</li> <li>The DRI conveys ...