Antibiotic prescribing in 4 assisted-living communities: Incidence and potential for improvement

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2014, Pages S62-S68

  Sloane, Philip D ^a,b   Zimmerman, Sheryl ^b   Reed, David ^b   Beeber, Anna Song ^b   Chisholm, Latarsha ^b   Kistler, Christine ^a   Khandelwal, Christine ^a   Weber, David J ^a   Madeline Mitchell, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFALEXIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; NITROFURANTOIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; STAFF TRAINING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INCIDENCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INCIDENCE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84907992785     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/677821     Document Type: Article

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