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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |