Open AccessDeceptive urine studies and inappropriate antibiotic use in geriatric psychiatry: The impact of bundled interventions
Author(s) -
Rajdip Barman,
Reiko Emtman,
Lou Ann Bruno-Murtha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_599_20
Subject(s) - abx test , urinalysis , medicine , psychological intervention , urine , nitrofurantoin , pyuria , intensive care medicine , asymptomatic , emergency medicine , antibiotics , psychiatry , antibiotic resistance , statistics , mathematics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Indiscriminate orders for urinalysis and urine cultures (UC) drive inappropriate antibiotic treatment (Abx), especially in older adults with mental health disorders. Lack of data regarding the prevalence of and treatment for infections in acute geriatric psychiatric units (GPU) motivated us to initiate this project.