Background: Antibiotic use in long-term care homes is highly variable. High rates of
antibiotic use are associated with antibiotic resistance and Clostridium difficile infection. We …

Background Asymptomatic bacteriuria in the elderly commonly results in antibiotic
administration and, in turn, contributes to antimicrobial resistance, adverse drug events, and …

Background Rates of antibiotic use vary widely across nursing homes and cannot be
explained by resident characteristics. Antibiotic prescribing for a presumed urinary tract …

Background: Nursing home providers face challenges in urinary tract infection assessment
and treatment, often prescribing unnecessary antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria, a …

OBJECTIVETo assess antimicrobial utilization before and after a change in urine culture
ordering practice in adult intensive care units (ICUs) whereby urine cultures were only …

Objectives Evaluation and optimization of antibiotic use (antibiotic stewardship) is being
increasingly promoted as a means to reduce antibiotic resistance, adverse events, treatment …

Background Antibiotics are frequently prescribed for older adults who reside in long-term
care facilities. A substantial proportion of antibiotic use in this setting is inappropriate …

BACKGROUND: In long-term care facilities, treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is
common. However, randomized, controlled trials suggest that such treatment offers no …

OBJECTIVETo describe current practice around urine testing and identify factors leading to
overtreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in community nursing homes (NHs) …

Background Antibiotics are highly utilized in nursing homes. The aim of the study was to test
the effectiveness of a decision-making aid for urinary tract infection management on …