High Rate of Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing for Seniors in Ontario (IMAGE)

Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph’s Health Care London

High Rate of Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing for Seniors in Ontario

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This is an infographic that highlights key findings from a study that showed nearly one in two seniors with a physician-diagnosed non-bacterial infection were prescribed an unnecessary antibiotic.

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The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)

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