Implications of infection and trends of antibiotic prescribing in hospitalized patients diagnosed with serious mental illness.
Int Clin Psychopharmacol
; 33(1): 49-55, 2018 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28832492
Hospital-acquired infections have been recognized as a significant factor in increased morbidity and mortality across our health system. Unique to infections associated with inpatient psychiatric hospitalization is the additional hypothesized association of the role that antipsychotic agents and/or underlying disease may play in an increased risk for infection. In this paper, we explore the types of infections diagnosed in an inpatient psychiatric hospital, the demographics of the patients infected, and whether or not the patient was on antipsychotic agents at the time of infection.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Drug Prescriptions
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Cross Infection
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Hospitalization
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Hospitals, Psychiatric
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Mental Disorders
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Int Clin Psychopharmacol
Journal subject:
PSICOFARMACOLOGIA
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Reino Unido