Facility-level correlates of antimicrobial use in nursing homes.
We assessed the contribution of facility-level variables to antimicrobial use in a cohort of 50 nursing homes and found that antimicrobial use was significantly correlated with the percentage of nursing home residents with feeding tubes, the number of healthcare aides, and the country of origin of the facility.
Loeb
Mark
M
Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
McGeer
Allison
A
Simor
Andrew
A
Walter
Stephen D
SD
Bradley
Suzanne
S
Low
Donald E
DE
Moss
Lorraine
L
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002170:Canada; D015331:Cohort Studies; D017723:Drug Utilization Review; D014481:United States
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents