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 nullPublished 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.