Antibiotic Stewardship in Long-Term Care: A Call to Action
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are focused heavily on curbing the misuse of antibiotics in health care facilities. Regulations governing the management of antibiotics in the nursing facility will likely be changing
in the near future, which will put the pharmacist at the forefront of a clinical team that is dedicated to proper antibiotic utilization. Savvy pharmacists are embracing this opportunity to engage long-term care facility staff to improve the care of their residents.
Keywords: ANTIBIOTIC; ANTIMICROBIAL; ELDERLY; INFECTION; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING FACILITY; PHARMACIST; STEWARDSHIP
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: Medication Management, LLC in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Publication date: 01 July 2016
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