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Impact of a decision-making aid for suspected urinary tract infections on antibiotic overuse in nursing homes
BACKGROUND: Antibiotics are highly utilized in nursing homes. The aim of the study was to test the effectiveness of a decision-making aid for urinary tract infection management on reducing antibiotic prescriptions for suspected bacteriuria in the urine without symptoms, known as asymptomatic bacteri...
Autores principales: | McMaughan, Darcy K., Nwaiwu, Obioma, Zhao, Hongwei, Frentzel, Elizabeth, Mehr, David, Imanpour, Sara, Garfinkel, Steven, Phillips, Charles D. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4833907/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27084340 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0255-9 |
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