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Nursing homes may misinterpret mental changes, falls as infection

SOCIETY FOR HEALTHCARE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF AMERICA NEW YORK (Dec. 9, 2020) — There is a widespread belief that a change in the mental status or an increase in falls in a nursing home resident may indicate an underlying infection. This contributes to the overuse of antibiotics, according to revised clinical guidance by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology...