Use of antibiotics in long-term care facilities for the elderly in Germany - point prevalence as a possible first step for data-based antibiotic stewardship

• Váldodahkkit: Heudorf, Ursel (Dahkki), Stalla, Kristin (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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Introduction: In Germany, hospitals, rehabilitation facilities and outpatient surgery facilities are required by law to perform antibiotic-consumption surveillance. Established IT programs are available for recording the defined daily doses. These do not exist for long-term care facilities (LTCFs)....