Assessing prevalence of antimicrobial use and infections using the minimal data set in Finnish long-term care facilities

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Rummukainen, Maija Liisa ^a,b   Mäkelä, Matti ^b   Noro, Anja ^b   Finne Soveri, Harriet ^b   Lyytikäinen, Outi ^b  

^a Central Finland Hospital District   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Minimum data set; Point prevalence survey; Risk factors; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; FUSIDATE SODIUM; METHENAMINE; NITROFURANTOIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIVMECILLINAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFATRIMETHOPRIM; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; RESIDENT ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PREVALENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84875520897     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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