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1. Optimal use of antibiotics for urinary tract infections in long-term care facilities: successful strategies prevent resident harm

Author(s):: Bradley, Sharon, author
Sheeran, Merewyn, author
Publication:: [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, September 2017
Subject(s):: Anti-Bacterial Agents -- adverse effects
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use
Clostridium Infections -- prevention & control
Inappropriate Prescribing
Nursing Homes
Urinary Tract Infections -- drug therapy
Aged
Catheter-Related Infections -- drug therapy
Clostridium difficile
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Guideline Adherence
Patient safety
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

2. Clostridium difficile infections in nursing homes

Publication:: [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010
Subject(s):: Clostridium Infections -- prevention & control
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Infection Control -- methods
Nursing Homes
Clostridium difficile
Clostridium Infections -- epidemiology
Clostridium Infections -- transmission
Evidence-Based Practice
Mandatory Reporting
Risk Factors
Risk Management
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

3. Clostridium difficile: a sometimes fatal complication of antibiotic use

Publication:: [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2005]
Subject(s):: Clostridium difficile
Clostridium Infections -- complications
Clostridium Infections -- mortality
Clostridium Infections -- prevention & control
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use
Inappropriate Prescribing
Clostridium Infections -- therapy
Cross Infection
Patient Safety
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

4. Data snapshot: Clostridium difficile infections in long-term care facilities

Author(s):: Adkins, JoAnn, author
Publication:: [Harrisburg, Pennsylvania] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, June 2016
Subject(s):: Clostridium difficile
Clostridium Infections -- epidemiology
Clostridium Infections -- prevention & control
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Nursing Homes
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Inappropriate Prescribing
Long-Term Care
Patient safety
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

5. Strategies to turn the tide against inappropriate antibiotic utilization

Author(s):: Adkins, JoAnn, author
Bradley, Sharon, author
Finley, Edward, author
Publication:: [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, December 2015
Subject(s):: Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Inappropriate Prescribing -- prevention & control
Infection Control
Clostridium difficile
Clostridium Infections -- prevention & control
Cross Infection -- drug therapy
Cross Infection -- epidemiology
Hospitals
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Nursing Homes
Staphylococcal Infections -- prevention & control
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States