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Facility-Level Correlates of Antimicrobial Use in...

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Facility-Level Correlates of Antimicrobial Use in Nursing Homes

Abstract

We assessed the contribution of facility-level variables to antimicrobial use in a cohort of 50 nursing homes and found that antimicrobial use was significantly correlated with the percentage of nursing home residents with feeding tubes, the number of healthcare aides, and the country of origin of the facility.

Authors

Loeb M; McGeer A; Simor A; Walter SD; Bradley S; Low DE; Moss L

Journal

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 173–176

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Publication Date

February 1, 2004

DOI

10.1086/502373

ISSN

0899-823X

Associated Experts

Mark Loeb

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

Stephen Walter

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Fields of Research (FoR)

4205 Nursing 42 Health sciences 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Anti-Infective Agents Canada Cohort Studies Drug Utilization Review United States

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