title: Prevalence and predictors of antibiotic use in community-based elderly in Ontario, Canada.
abstract: Little is known about antibiotic use in the elderly receiving home care. We found that 6,873 (5.4%) of 126,339 home care patients in Ontario received antibiotic treatment; 26% of the antibiotics administered were fluoroquinolones. Antibiotic treatment was most frequent in patients less than 65 years of age and among those with a poorer health status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Dominik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mertz
authors.forename: Erin Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Tjam
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Poss
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hirdes
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Jennie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Johnstone
authors.forename: Micaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jantzi
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loeb
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009864:Ontario; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents