Judicious Antibiotic Use in Long Term Care Facilities Program

Introduction

Infectious diseases are among the leading causes of death for residents of long-term care facilities. As a result, rates of antibiotic usage are high in such facilities. Unfortunately, as is true in other health-care settings such as clinics and hospitals, antibiotics are often used inappropriately in long-term care. This can lead to problems such as antibiotic resistance, side effects from antibiotics, drug interactions, and development of secondary infections such as Clostridium difficile.

The purpose of this program is to provide information to improve the appropriate use of antibiotics in long-term care facilities.

• Urinary Tract Infections
  
  
• Clostridum difficile
  
  
• Antibiotic Resistance
  
  
• Infection Prevention
  
  
• Minimum Criteria for Initiation of Antibiotics in Long-Term Care Residents
  Pocket reference card that includes information about treating patients with suspected UTI, skin and soft tissue infection, suspected respiratory infection, or fever with unknown focus of infection.