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Urinary tract infection treatment practices in nursing homes reporting to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2017

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2021

Sarah Kabbani Open the ORCID record for Sarah Kabbani [Opens in a new window] ,
Danielle Palms ,
Jeneita M. Bell ,
Lauri A. Hicks  and
Nimalie D. Stone
Sarah Kabbani*
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Danielle Palms
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Jeneita M. Bell
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Lauri A. Hicks
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Nimalie D. Stone
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
*
Author for correspondence: Sarah Kabbani, MD, MSc, E-mail: nfq8@cdc.gov
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Abstract

We describe differences between urinary tract infection treatment and events reported by nursing homes enrolled in the National Healthcare Safety Network. In 2017, almost 4 times as many antibiotic starts as infection events were reported, suggesting that opportunities exist for antibiotic stewardship and improvement of urinary tract infection reporting.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 43 , Issue 2 , February 2022 , pp. 238 - 240
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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