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Pediatric antimicrobial stewardship practices at discharge: A national survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 July 2021

Marie E. Wang Open the ORCID record for Marie E. Wang [Opens in a new window] ,
Kimberly Felder ,
Jason G. Newland ,
Adam L. Hersh ,
Nipunie S. Rajapakse ,
Zachary I. Willis ,
Ritu Banerjee ,
Jeffrey S. Gerber ,
Hayden T. Schwenk  and
Louise E. Vaz
Marie E. Wang*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
Kimberly Felder
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Jason G. Newland
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
Adam L. Hersh
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Nipunie S. Rajapakse
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota
Zachary I. Willis
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Ritu Banerjee
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
Jeffrey S. Gerber
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hayden T. Schwenk
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
Louise E. Vaz
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
*
Author for correspondence: Marie E. Wang, E-mail: marie.wang@stanford.edu
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Abstract

We surveyed pediatric antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) site leaders within the Sharing Antimicrobial Reports for Pediatric Stewardship collaborative regarding discharge stewardship practices. Among 67 sites, 13 (19%) reported ASP review of discharge antimicrobial prescriptions. These findings highlight discharge stewardship as a potential opportunity for improvement during the hospital-to-home transition.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 43 , Issue 11 , November 2022 , pp. 1686 - 1688
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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Footnotes

PREVIOUS PRESENTATION: These findings were presented in an abstract in the Pediatric Academic Societies 2020 Meeting Program Guide on April 30, 2020.

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