Can a multifaceted educational intervention targeting both nurses and physicians change the prescribing of antibiotics to nursing home residents? A cluster randomized controlled trial

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2659-2666

  Pettersson, Eva ^a   Vernby, Åsa ^b   lstad, SigvardMö ^c   Lundborg, Cecilia Stålsby ^a,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STATISTICON AB   (Sweden)

^c Unit of Research and Development in Primary Care   (Sweden)

^d NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Changing physician behaviour; Elderly; Institutionalized; Long term care facilities; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

NITROFURANTOIN; PIVMECILLINAM; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIFACETED EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION; NURSE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 80054704170     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr312     Document Type: Article

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