Evaluating Harms Associated With Prolonged Antibiotic Duration of Therapy in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cohort Study Using Instrumental Variable Analysis
In this instrumental variable analysis of community-dwelling older adults, longer antibiotic courses were not associated with an increased benefit or harm compared to shorter courses.
Authors
- Kevin L. Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3666-7005)
- Kevin Antoine Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1483-2188)
- Nick Daneman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8827-3764)
- Andrew J. Calzavara
- Valerie Leung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6780-5378)
- Bradley J. Langford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5467-6776)
- Carsten Krueger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4499-2983)
- Cindy Lau
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Alberta Children's Hospital (CA)
- Toronto East General Hospital (CA)
- Health Net (US)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciae629
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care