Open AccessProlonged Antibiotic Treatment in Long-term Care
Author(s) -
Nick Daneman,
Andrea Gruneir,
Susan E. Bronskill,
Alice Newman,
Hadas D. Fischer,
Paula A. Rochon,
Geoff Anderson,
Chaim M. Bell
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.3029
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , antibiotics , medical prescription , long term care , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , emergency medicine , nursing , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Given that most common bacterial infections can be treated with antibiotic courses of 7 or fewer days, reducing standard antibiotic treatment durations may be an avenue to curtailing antibiotic overuse in long-term care.
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