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Infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship practices in pediatric long-term care facilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2019

Candace L. Johnson*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
Alexandra Hill-Ricciuti
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
Emily Grohs
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
Lisa Saiman
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
*
Author for correspondence: Candace L. Johnson, Email: [email protected]

Abstract

Pediatric long-term care facilities were surveyed to assess infection control and antimicrobial stewardship practices. Policies mandated by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) were included. Only 40% of sites reported implementing >90% of surveyed CMS policies. The survey also identified several gaps in non–CMS-mandated policies.

Type
Concise Communication
Copyright
© 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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Footnotes

PREVIOUS PRESENTATION: This study was presented in part as an abstract at IDWeek 2018 on October 5, 2018, in San Francisco, California.

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