Comparing appropriateness of antibiotics for nursing home residents by setting of prescription initiation: a cross-sectional analysis

ConclusionsAntibiotics initiated out-of-facility for NH residents constitute a small but not trivial percent of all prescriptions and inappropriate use was high in these settings. Further research is needed to characterize antibiotic prescribing patterns for patients managed in these settings as this likely represents an important, yet under recognized, area of consideration in attempts to improve antibiotic stewardship in NHs.
Source: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research