Publications by authors named "Berkehan Erkilic"
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- Antimicrobial stewardship programs are essential in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) to address the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance, and understanding factors influencing antibiotic use can help shape these programs.
- A systematic review analyzed 57 studies that focused on various factors affecting antibiotic prescriptions, highlighting that many studies concentrated on resident-level and facility-level influences rather than prescriber-level factors.
- Key findings included that comorbidities, history of infection, and specific medical conditions significantly increased antibiotic prescriptions among residents, while facility characteristics like staff turnover and availability of on-site coordinating physicians also impacted prescription volumes.
: Vitamin D deficiency is a prevalent condition among the general population, all around the world. Vitamin D deficiency is defined as serum levels of 25-hydroxy vitamin D lower than 20 ng/ml (50 nmol/ml). It is a known actor in the skeletal system through the regulation of calcium and phosphate metabolism and bone mineralization.
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