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2051. Frequency of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing in Nursing Homes

BACKGROUND: Antibiotics are among the most prescribed medications in nursing homes (NHs). The increasing incidence of multidrug-resistant and C. Difficile infections due to antibiotic overuse has driven the requirement for NHs to establish antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs). However, estimates o...

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Autores principales: Kanchagar, Chitra, Noble, Brie N, Crnich, Christopher, McGregor, Jessina C, Bearden, David T, Furuno, Jon P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809861/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1731