Measuring Antibiotic Appropriateness for Urinary Tract Infections in Nursing Home Residents

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• Alternative Title:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
• Personal Author:
  Eure, Taniece ; LaPlace, Lisa L. ; Melchreit, Richard ; Maloney, Meghan ; Lynfield, Ruth ; Whitten, Tory ; Warnke, Linn ; Dumyati, Ghinwa ; Quinlan, Gail ; Concannon, Cathleen ; Thompson, Deborah ; Stone, Nimalie D. ; Thompson, Nicola D.
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• Description:
  We assessed the appropriateness of initiating antibiotics in 49 nursing home (NH) residents receiving antibiotics for urinary tract infection (UTI) using 3 published algorithms. Overall, 16 residents (32%) received prophylaxis, and among the 33 receiving treatment, the percentage of appropriate use ranged from 15% to 45%. Opportunities exist for improving UTI antibiotic prescribing in NH. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:998-1001.
• Subjects:
  • Article
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inappropriate Prescribing
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
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• Source:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 38(8):998-1001
• Pubmed ID:
  28560933
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7258309
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  38
• Issue:
  8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/88520/cdc_88520_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 339.23 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:51124333b74cafdfca03502fa69290a7f061d12c0d50c80831165d6fdee169e2