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Rowe, Theresa A; Jump, Robin L P; Andersen, Bjørg Marit; Banach, David B; Bryant, Kristina A; Doernberg, Sarah B; Loeb, Mark; Morgan, Daniel J; Morris, Andrew M; Murthy, Rekha K; Nace, David A; Crnich, Christopher J
Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 04/2022, Letnik: 43, Številka: 4Journal Article
Antibiotics are among the most common medications prescribed in nursing homes. The annual prevalence of antibiotic use in residents of nursing homes ranges from 47% to 79%, and more than half of antibiotic courses initiated in nursing-home settings are unnecessary or prescribed inappropriately (wrong drug, dose, or duration). Inappropriate antibiotic use is associated with a variety of negative consequences including Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), adverse drug effects, drug-drug interactions, and antimicrobial resistance. In response to this problem, public health authorities have called for efforts to improve the quality of antibiotic prescribing in nursing homes.
