Current infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship program practices: A survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network (SRN).

Authors :: Chiotos K
Rock C
Schweizer ML
Deloney VM
Morgan DJ
Milstone AM
Henderson DK
Harris AD
Han JH
Source :: Infection control and hospital epidemiology [Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol] 2019 Sep; Vol. 40 (9), pp. 1046-1049. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jul 17.
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: We used a survey to characterize contemporary infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship program practices across 64 healthcare facilities, and we compared these findings to those of a similar 2013 survey. Notable findings include decreased frequency of active surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, frequent active surveillance for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, and increased support for antibiotic stewardship programs.

Subjects :: Humans
Pharmacy standards
Pharmacy Service, Hospital standards
Practice Patterns, Physicians' standards
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
Antimicrobial Stewardship standards
Cross Infection prevention & control
Infection Control standards

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