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. 2018 Apr;46(4):468-470.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.09.031. Epub 2017 Nov 15.

Antimicrobial stewardship in pediatric post-acute care facilities

Candace L Johnson  1 , Meaghan Jain  2 , Lisa Saiman  3 , Natalie Neu  4
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Antimicrobial stewardship in pediatric post-acute care facilities

Candace L Johnson et al. Am J Infect Control. 2018 Apr.

Abstract

Providers in pediatric post-acute care facilities were surveyed about knowledge of and resources for antimicrobial stewardship. All agreed that antibiotics were overused in such pediatric facilities, but 60% had not implemented stewardship strategies. Lack of treatment guidelines (47%) was identified as the most common barrier to antimicrobial stewardship.

Keywords: Antimicrobial stewardship; long-term care; pediatrics; post-acute care.

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Potential conflicts of interest. All authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.

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