Protecting Our Most Vulnerable: Why Antimicrobial Stewardship for Senior Living Is a Must: Results from Four Large Senior Living Centers

BACKGROUND: Antibiotics are frequently prescribed among senior living residents, with the over diagnosis of infections playing a significant problem. Elderly are vulnerable to the harms of inappropriate antibiotic use. METHODS: We evaluated the use of systemic antibiotics, the diagnosis of facility-...

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Autores principales: Guharoy, Roy, Vann, Rita, Miller, Suzanne, Groves, Clariecia, Sturm, Lisa, O’Neil, Kevin, Hendrich, Ann, Fakih, Mohamad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631753/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.530

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631753/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.530

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