Factors associated with antibiotics for respiratory infections in Swiss long-term care facilities
Whereas half of LRTI residents received antibiotics, falling within lower ranges of European LTCFs prescription rates (53-80%), most antibiotic prescriptions were inappropriate. Utilization of diagnostic tests correlates with lower overall and inappropriate prescription, advocating for their use to optimize prescription practices in LTCFs.
Authors
- Tosca Bizzozzero
- Alessandro Cassini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7973-6445)
- Diem‐Lan Vu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3823-3585)
- Thomas Brahier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9256-641X)
- Véronique Suttels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5261-0439)
- Eve Rubli Truchard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3666-563X)
- Emmanouil Glampedakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1920-2265)
- Thibaud Morlan
- Noémie Boillat‐Blanco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2490-8174)
- Virginie Prendki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1315-2938)
- Anne Niquille (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8643-5731)
- Margaux Grandin
- Axel Merkly
- Aurélie Tahar
- Dela Akpokavie
- Alexia Roux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4895-0593)
- J Colin
Institutions
- University of Geneva (CH)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CH)
- Charles Humbert 8 (CH)
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- Hôpital de Morges (CH)
- Department of Health Canton of Zurich (CH)
- Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, Lausanne (CH)
- Geneva College (US)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2024-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2024.09.011
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.84
Funders
- Novartis Foundation
- Université de Lausanne