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Antibiotic prescribing for the older adult: beliefs and practices in primary care

Author(s) -

Gail Hayward,

Abigail Moore,

Sara McKelvie,

Daniel Lasserson,

Caroline Croxson

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dky504

Subject(s) - primary care , antibiotics , medicine , intensive care medicine , family medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Older adults suffer high morbidity and mortality following serious infections, and hospital admissions with these conditions are increasingly common. Antibiotic prescribing in the older adult population, especially in long-term care facilities, has been argued to be inappropriately high. In order to develop the evidence base and provide support to GPs in achieving antimicrobial stewardship in older adults it is important to understand their attitudes and beliefs toward antibiotic prescribing in this population.

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