The Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes | Nursing Homes and Assisted Living (LTC) | CDC

The Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes | Nursing Homes and Assisted Living (LTC) | CDC

The Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes

The Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes adapts the CDC Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship into practical ways to initiate or expand antibiotic stewardship activities in nursing homes. Nursing homes are encouraged to work in a step-wise fashion, implementing one or two activities to start and gradually adding new strategies from each element over time. Any action taken to improve antibiotic use is expected to reduce adverse events, prevent emergence of resistance, and lead to better outcomes for residents in this setting.

Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes

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Take Action through Policy and Practice Change to Improve Antibiotic Use collapsed

Tracking and Reporting Antibiotic Use and Outcomes collapsed

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