National and Local Antibiotic Prescribing Trends and Prescribing Appropriateness in Older Adults

Background: Antibiotic overuse/misuse has been documented in several reports to increase the risk of Clostridioides difficile (C.diff) infection and antibiotic resistance. The older adult population is more prone to use antibiotic medications than any other age group due to decreased immune function...

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Main Author: Alotaibi, Fawaz M
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2019
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Online Access:https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5714
https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6804&context=etd