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Interventions to improve antimicrobial stewardship for older people in care homes
- At: Glasgow (Scotland) (2018)
- Type: Poster
- Poster code: POS-PPR-022
- By: NGUYEN, Hoa (Queen's University Belfast, School of Pharmacy)
- Co-author(s): Hoa Quoc Nguyen: School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
Michael Tunney: School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
Carmel Hughes: School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom - Abstract:
Background
Inappropriate antimicrobial prescribing amongst older people in care homes has been shown to result in serious adverse drug events, Clostridium difficile colonisation, and antimicrobial resistance. Interventions to improve antimicrobial stewardship in care homes have been reported through clinical trials, but the overall effect remains
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Last update 23 September 2026