Antibiotic Utilization in Chronic Care Hospitals in Southern Ontario

In future, an increasing proportion of the population will be elderly and reside in long-term care facilities. Numerous studies have shown that medications are overused in this population, however, the specific overuse of antibiotics has not been adequately addressed. The objectives of this study are to determine the incidence and describe the variability of antibiotic utilization in facilities providing chronic care in Southern Ontario and to determine how often minimal diagnostic consensus criteria for bacterial infections are met when antibiotics are prescribed in these facilities.

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