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Antimicrobial Use in Long‐Term–Care Facilities
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There is intense antimicrobial use in long‐term–care facilities (LTCFs), and studies repeatedly document that much of this use is inappropriate. The current crisis in antimicrobial resistance, which encompasses the LTCF, heightens concerns of antimicrobial use. Attempts to improve antimicrobial use in the LTCF are complicated by characteristics of the patient population, limited availability of diagnostic tests, and the virtual absence of relevant clinical trials. This position paper recommends approaches to management of common infections in LTCF patients and proposes minimal standards for an antimicrobial review program. In developing these recommendations, the position paper acknowledges the unique aspects of provision of care in the LTCF.
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- Antimicrobial Use in Long‐Term–Care Facilities
- Lindsay E. Nicolle , MD, David W. Bentley , MD, Richard Garibaldi , MD, Ellen G. Neuhaus , MD and Philip W. Smith , MD
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 21, No. 8 (August 2000) (pp. 537-545)
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From the Department of Medicine (Dr. Nicolle), Health Sciences Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Dr. Bentley), St Louis, Missouri; University of Connecticut Health Center (Dr. Garibaldi), Farmington, Connecticut; Rockville General Hospital (Dr. Neuhaus), Vernon, Connecticut; University of Nebraska Medical Center (Dr. Smith), Omaha, Nebraska.Address reprint requests to Lindsay E. Nicolle, MD, Head, Department of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, 820 Sherbrook St, Room GC430, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3A 1R9, Canada.SHEA Long‐Term–Care Committee members include Suzanne Bradley, MD; Sky R. Blue, MD; R. Brooks Gainer, MD; Kent Crossley, MD; Carol V. Freer, MD; Nelson Gantz, MD; Lindsay E. Nicolle, MD (chair), Andrew E. Simor, MD; Philip W. Smith, MD; Larry J. Strausbaugh, MD; Lauri Thrupp, MD.00‐SR‐126. Nicolle LE, Bentley DW, Garibaldi R, Neuhaus EG, Smith PW, the SHEA Long‐Term–Care Committee. Antimicrobial Use in Long‐ Term–Care Facilities. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2000;21:537‐545.
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