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Antibiotic prescribing practice in residential aged care facilities—health care providers' perspectives.

Lim CJ, Kwong MW-L, Stuart RL, et al. Antibiotic prescribing practice in residential aged care facilities--health care providers' perspectives. Med J Aust. 2014;201(2):98-102.

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August 20, 2014
Lim CJ, Kwong MW-L, Stuart RL, et al. Med J Aust. 2014;201(2):98-102.
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This qualitative study explored barriers to appropriate antibiotic use in residential aged care facilities in Australia. Several organizational and cultural issues emerged, including inadequate staffing of on-site physicians which placed the burden of infection diagnosis and management on nurses not sufficiently trained to perform this role.

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Lim CJ, Kwong MW-L, Stuart RL, et al. Antibiotic prescribing practice in residential aged care facilities--health care providers' perspectives. Med J Aust. 2014;201(2):98-102.