Lost in translation? Reliability of assessing inpatient antimicrobial appropriateness with use of computerized case vignettes.

Objective: To describe and measure reliability of a computer-assisted method of case vignette assembly and expert review to assess the appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy for hospitalized adults.

Design: Feasibility and reliability analysis of computer-assisted tool used to compare the effects of antimicrobial stewardship interventions.

Setting: Public teaching hospital.