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- •Residents of nursing homes (NH) described unmet antibiotic informational needs.
- •A subset of residents described seeking antibiotics from prescribers in the NH.
- •Residents may influence antibiotic treatment decisions in the NH setting.
- •Residents should be engaged in efforts to improve antibiotic prescribing in NHs.
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Disclosures: Study findings were presented at IDWeek 2020 (virtual conference) and appear as an abstract in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.
Funding: This study was funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (PIs: Stone, Shang; 5P20NR018072).