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Figure 1. Relationship between receiving antibiotics and having a documented infection among hospice
discharges in the final week of care.
3,884 hospice discharges
1,028 patients received
antibiotics
380 patients
had an
infectious
diagnosis
129 patients had both
documentation of an infection
and received antibiotic
Among 1,028 patients who received an antibiotic in the final 7 days of hospice care, only 129 (15%) had
documentation of a potentially infectious indication for antibiotic use.
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