Description of national antibiotic prescribing rates in U.S. long-term care facilities, 2013-2021.

ABSTRACT: Long-term care pharmacy dispensing data from 2013 to 2021 were used to characterize antibiotic prescribing data in U.S. long-term care facilities. Overall antibiotic prescribing rates decreased from 2013 to 2021, mostly due to decreases in fluoroquinolones and macrolides. Tracking antibiotic use in long-term care settings can help identify opportunities for optimizing prescribing practices.

SUBMITTER: Gouin KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11626451 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature