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Articles by Torunn Alberg
Antibiotic use and infections in nursing homes
- Torunn Alberg,
- Øyunn Holen,
- Hege Salvesen Blix,
- Morten Lindbæk,
- Horst Bentele,
- Hanne Merete Eriksen
07.03.2017:
Residents in nursing homes have a higher risk of developing infections that require antibiotic treatment than elderly people living at home (1). Antibiotics are also used to prevent infections, for example UTIs and surgical site infections. Antibiotics can cause adverse effects, and elderly people...
Broad-spectrum antibiotics in Norwegian hospitals
- Øyunn Holen,
- Torunn Alberg,
- Hege Salvesen Blix,
- Ingrid Smith,
- Marion Iren Neteland,
- Hanne Merete Eriksen
07.03.2017:
Reducing overconsumption and misuse of antibiotics, and the broad-spectrum types in particular, is crucial for limiting the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant microbes. Broad-spectrum antibiotics should only be used in cases of severe illness (1, 2). When seen in an international context, the...