Predictors of potentially suboptimal treatment of urinary tract infections in long-term care facilities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suboptimal antibiotic treatment of urinary tract infection (UTI) is high in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and likely varies between facilities. Large-scale evaluations have not been conducted.

Aim

To identify facility-level predictors of potentially suboptimal treatment of UTI in Veterans Affairs (VA) LTCFs and to quantify variation across facilities.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study of 21,938 residents in 120 VA LTCFs (2013-2018) known as Community Living Centers (CLCs). Potentially suboptimal treatment was assessed from drug choice, dose frequency, and/or treatment duration. To identify facility characteristics predictive of suboptimal UTI treatment, LTCFs with higher and lower rates of suboptimal treatment (≥median, < median) were compar

SUBMITTER: Appaneal HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8045483 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature