Antibiotic use in older Australians with and without dementia in primary care
Antibiotic dispensing in older adults remains high, dominated by broad-spectrum agents. Dementia was not independently associated with increased dispensing. Female sex, polypharmacy, pre-frailty and depressive symptoms identified groups who may benefit most from targeted antimicrobial stewardship interventions.
Authors
- Ruben Burvenich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1977-6071)
- Yiqing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4816-5176)
- Jonathan Broder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0776-1278)
- Suzanne Gaye Orchard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0211-3183)
- Michael E. Ernst
- Joanne Ryan
- Mark R Nelson
- Jan Y Verbakel
- Erika J Ernst
- Rory Wolfe
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Iowa Health Care (US)
- Department of Public Health (MM)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Age and Ageing
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afag014
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00