Journal article
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 2004
DOI
10.1086/502373
ISSN
0899-823X