DRIP Score (Drug Resistance in Pneumonia)
DRIP score (Drug Resistance In Pneumonia) — a weighted count of risk factors for a drug-resistant pathogen in community-onset pneumonia; a total >= 4 marks high risk.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Antibiotic use within 60 days
- Yes
- Tube feeding
- Yes
Result: DRIP 4 — high risk for a drug-resistant pathogen (>= 4).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- < 4
- Low risk for a drug-resistant pathogen; narrow-spectrum coverage reasonable.
- >= 4
- High risk; favor broad-spectrum empiric coverage. The validated replacement for the HCAP definition. It flags resistance risk, not an antibiotic order.
What you enter
- Antibiotic use within 60 days
- Long-term-care residence
- Tube feeding
- Prior drug-resistant-pathogen infection within 1 year
- Hospitalization within 60 days
- Chronic pulmonary disease
- Poor functional status
- Gastric-acid suppression
The other 2 fields
- Wound care
- MRSA colonization within 1 year
How this is calculated
Webb BJ, Dascomb K, Stenehjem E, et al. Derivation and multicenter validation of the Drug Resistance in Pneumonia clinical prediction score. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016;60(5):2652-2663. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.