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63. Frequency and Outcomes of Patients Prescribed Antibiotics for Extended Durations on Discharge from the Hospital to Nursing Homes

BACKGROUND: Nursing home (NH) residents are at increased risk of being prescribed antibiotic for extended durations and experiencing antibiotic-associated adverse events. However, many of these antibiotics are prescribed in the hospital prior to NH admission. We quantified the frequency, characteris...

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Autores principales: Molina, Kaitlyn E, Noble, Brie N, Crnich, Christopher J, McGregor, Jessina C, Bearden, David T, Chan, Dominic, Furuno, Jon P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7777420/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.108