Potential utility of pharmacy data to measure antibiotic use in nursing homes

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Jul;40(7):819-820. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.95. Epub 2019 Apr 24.

Authors

Sarah Kabbani¹, Danielle L Palms¹, Monina Bartoces¹, Joseph Marek², Nimalie D Stone¹, Lauri A Hicks¹, Robin L P Jump³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA,USA.
² Communicare, Cincinnati, Ohio,USA.
³ Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) and Specialty Care Center of Innovation at the Louis Stokes Cleveland, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio,USA.

PMID: 31014405
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.95

No abstract available

Publication types

Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Antimicrobial Stewardship*
Drug Prescriptions / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Nursing Homes / organization & administration*
Nursing Homes / statistics & numerical data
Pharmaceutical Services / organization & administration*
Pharmaceutical Services / statistics & numerical data
United States

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents