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A comparative analysis of prophylactic antimicrobial use in long-term care facilities in Ireland, 2013 and 2016

BACKGROUND: Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are important locations of antimicrobial consumption. Of particular concern is inappropriate prescribing of prophylactic antimicrobials. AIM: We aimed to explore factors related to antimicrobial prophylaxis in LTCFs in Ireland. METHODS: The point prevale...

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Autores principales: Tandan, Meera, O’Connor, Rory, Burns, Karen, Murphy, Helen, Hennessy, Sarah, Roche, Fiona, Donlon, Sheila, Cormican, Martin, Vellinga, Akke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6425550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30892182
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.11.1800102