TY - JOUR AU - Pulia, Michael AU - Kern, Michael AU - Schwei, Rebecca J. AU - Shah, Manish N. AU - Sampene, Emmanuel AU - Crnich, Christopher J. PY - 2018 DA - 2018/06/14 TI - Comparing appropriateness of antibiotics for nursing home residents by setting of prescription initiation: a cross-sectional analysis JO - Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control SP - 74 VL - 7 IS - 1 AB - The pervasive, often inappropriate, use of antibiotics in healthcare settings has been identified as a major public health threat due to the resultant widespread emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria. In nursing homes (NH), as many as two-thirds of residents receive antibiotics each year and up to 75% of these are estimated to be inappropriate. The objective of this study was to characterize antibiotic therapy for NH residents and compare appropriateness based on setting of prescription initiation. SN - 2047-2994 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-018-0364-7 DO - 10.1186/s13756-018-0364-7 ID - Pulia2018 ER -