Antibiotic prescribing in UK care homes 2016-2017: retrospective cohort study of linked data

• Главные авторы: Catherine M. Smith (Автор), Haydn Williams (Автор), Arnoupe Jhass (Автор), Selina Patel (Автор), Elise Crayton (Автор), Fabiana Lorencatto (Автор), Susan Michie (Автор), Andrew C. Hayward (Автор), Laura J. Shallcross (Автор), on behalf of the Preserving Antibiotics through Safe Stewardship group (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Older people living in care homes are particularly susceptible to infections and antibiotics are therefore used frequently for this population. However, there is limited information on antibiotic prescribing in this setting. This study aimed to investigate the frequency, patterns...