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Canadian Antimicrobial Benchmarking Initiative (CABI)

Principal Investigator: 
Monique Pitre
Other Investigators: 

Bruce Dalton, Donna Lowe, Heather Lummis, Archie Kwan, Sue McKenna, Ron Koob, Bernadette Chevalier

Primary contact person: 

Monique Pitre

Primary Contact Email Address: 
monique.pitre@uhn.on.ca
Primary Country: 
Canada
Other Location Information: 
Toronto, Calgary, Kingston, Halifax
Project Description: 

A pilot project to measure hospital inpatient antimicrobial use and to establish benchmarks against which other institutions might compare themselves. The aim is to create impetus to expand use measurement to other Canadian hospitals.

Outcome / Result: 

Initial datasets have been obtained from all participants. Some preliminary results have been presented at several meetings.