Measuring Antibiotic Appropriateness for Urinary Tract Infections in Nursing Home Residents. (31st May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Eure, Taniece; LaPlace, Lisa L.; Melchreit, Richard; Maloney, Meghan; Lynfield, Ruth; Whitten, Tory; Warnke, Linn; Dumyati, Ghinwa; Quinlan, Gail; Concannon, Cathleen; Thompson, Deborah; Stone, Nimalie D.; Thompson, Nicola D.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 38:Number 8(2017)
• Page Start: 998
• Page End: 1001
• Publication Date: 2017-05-31
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.96
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract : We assessed the appropriateness of initiating antibiotics in 49 nursing home (NH) residents receiving antibiotics for urinary tract infection (UTI) using 3 published algorithms. Overall, 16 residents (32%) received prophylaxis, and among the 33 receiving treatment, the percentage of appropriate use ranged from 15% to 45%. Opportunities exist for improving UTI antibiotic prescribing in NH. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:998–1001