Effects of Excessive Antibiotic Use in Nursing Homes

JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Aug;175(8):1339-41. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.2774.

Authors

Lona Mody¹, Christopher Crnich²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Geriatric and Palliative Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor2Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Veteran Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison4William S. Middleton Veterans Affairs Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin.

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MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Drug Hypersensitivity / epidemiology*
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / epidemiology*
Female
Homes for the Aged*
Humans
Male
Nursing Homes*
Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents

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