Reliability of nonlocalizing signs and symptoms as indicators of the presence of infection in nursing-home residents.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 43(4): 417-426, 2022 04.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33292915
ABSTRACT
Antibiotics are among the most common medications prescribed in nursing homes. The annual prevalence of antibiotic use in residents of nursing homes ranges from 47% to 79%, and more than half of antibiotic courses initiated in nursing-home settings are unnecessary or prescribed inappropriately (wrong drug, dose, or duration). Inappropriate antibiotic use is associated with a variety of negative consequences including Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), adverse drug effects, drug-drug interactions, and antimicrobial resistance. In response to this problem, public health authorities have called for efforts to improve the quality of antibiotic prescribing in nursing homes.
Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por Clostridium
/
Casas de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
/
ENFERMAGEM
/
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
/
HOSPITAIS
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos