Antibiotic prescribing for care-home residents: a population-based, cross-classified multilevel analysis in Scotland, UK
Variation in prescribing was influenced by resident case-mix, but there is significant unexplained variation between care-homes and between general practices, indicating a need for antibiotic stewardship to target both.
Authors
- Nicosha De Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5642-7060)
- Aleksandra Herbeć (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3339-7214)
- Fabiana Lorencatto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4418-7957)
- Carmel M Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4656-6021)
- Jacqueline Sneddon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1926-9491)
- Charis Marwick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2488-2362)
- Bruce Guthrie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4191-4880)
- Suzanne Grant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0385-7045)
- Peter T. Donnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7828-0610)
- Jane Dickson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4106-599X)
Institutions
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- University of Dundee (GB)
- British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (GB)
- National Observatory (BR)
- Centre for Global Health Research (CA)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Age and Ageing
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae288
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.05
Funders
- University of Dundee
- Economic and Social Research Council