One-day point prevalence as a method for estimating antibiotic use in nursing homes.

Grant R BarneyChristina B FelsenGhinwa K Dumyati

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2018)

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.

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