Abstract
Antibiotic use tracking in nursing homes is necessary for stewardship and regulatory requirements but may be burdensome. We used pharmacy data to evaluate whether once-weekly sampling of antibiotic use can estimate total use; we found no significant differences in estimated and measured antibiotic use.
Publication types
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Multicenter Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Health Care Surveys
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Homes for the Aged / statistics & numerical data*
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Humans
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New York
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Nursing Homes / statistics & numerical data*
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Practice Patterns, Physicians'*
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Prevalence