ArticleCNS drugs2017
Antimicrobial Use in Patients with Dementia: Current Concerns and Future Recommendations.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Development of a mortality prediction nomogram for dementia patients using the MIMIC-IV database.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Prevalence and general characteristics of dementia: a nationwide population-based study of electronic health records in Türkiye.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Safety and Tolerability of Antimicrobial Agents in the Older Patient.Drugs & aging · 2023Review
- Attitudes toward withholding antibiotics from people with dementia lacking decisional capacity: findings from a survey of Canadian stakeholders.BMC medical ethics · 2021Article
- Trends in antibiotics use among long-term US nursing-home residents.Infection control and hospital epidemiology · 2021Article
- Dementia identified as a risk factor for infection-related hospital contacts in a national, population-based and longitudinal matched-cohort study.Nature aging · 2021Article
- Palliative care and infection management at end of life in nursing homes: A descriptive survey.Palliative medicine · 2020Article
- Burden and Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Palliative Care.Palliative care · 2017Review
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Abstract
Infections are common in people with dementia, and antibiotic use is widespread, albeit highly variable, across healthcare settings and countries. The few studies conducted to date that consider the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing specifically for people with dementia focus on people with advanced dementia and suggest that much of the prescribing of antibiotics for these patients may be potentially inappropriate. We suggest that clinicians must consider a number of factors to determine appropriateness of antimicrobial prescribing for people with dementia, including the risks and benefits of assessing and treating infections, the uncertainty regarding the effects of antibiotics on patient comfort, goals of care and treatment preferences, hydration status, dementia severity and patient prognosis. Future research should examine antibiotic prescribing and its appropriateness across the spectrum of common infections, dementia severities, care settings and countries, and should consider how antibiotic therapy should be considered in discussions regarding treatment preferences, goals of care and/or advance care planning between clinicians, patients and families.
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