Clinicians who primarily practice in nursing homes and outcomes among residents with urinary tract infection or pneumonia
Riester M, Douglas C, Silva J, Datta R, Zullo A. Clinicians who primarily practice in nursing homes and outcomes among residents with urinary tract infection or pneumonia. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2023, 3: e253. PMID: 38178878, PMCID: PMC10762639, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2023.527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrinary tract infectionNursing homesNH residentsTract infectionsAntibiotic dispensingLower riskGreater riskInfection-related outcomesAdjusted risk ratioMinimum Data Set dataPrimary practice settingPoisson regression modelsU.S. nursing homesPneumonia groupUTI groupRetrospective cohortRisk ratioStudy populationSimilar riskClinician trainingMedicare feeService claimsPneumoniaResident outcomesPractice settings