Antibiotic prescribing in UK care homes 2016-2017: retrospective cohort study of linked data.

Catherine M SmithHaydn WilliamsArnoupe JhassSelina PatelElise CraytonFabiana LorencattoSusan MichieAndrew C HaywardLaura J Shallcrossnull null

Published in: BMC health services research (2020)

Rates of antibiotic prescribing in care homes are high and there is substantial variation between homes. Further research is needed to understand the drivers of this variation to enable development of effective stewardship approaches that target the influences of prescribing.

Keyphrases

primary care
healthcare
palliative care
quality improvement
long term care
adverse drug
affordable care act
cross sectional
deep learning
drug induced