Antibiotic prescription in nursing homes for dependent elderly people: A cross-sectional study in Franche-Comté

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 163-169

  Boivin, Y ^a   Talon, D ^b,d   Leroy, J ^c   Floret, N ^c,d   Gbaguidi Haore, H ^b,d   Bertrand, X ^b,d  

^a Centre hospitalier Salins les Bains   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^c RFCLIN   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Consumption; Guidelines; Nursing homes; Stewardship

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING HOME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; TREND STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NURSING HOMES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84878017287     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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