Factors associated with antimicrobial use in nursing homes: A multilevel model

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2039-2044

  Benoit, Stephen R ^a,b   Nsa, Wato ^c   Richards, Chesley L ^b   Bratzler, Dale W ^c   Shefer, Abigail M ^a   Steele, Lynn M ^b   Jernigan, John A ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial use; Infection; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55349126416     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01967.x     Document Type: Article

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