Prevalence, Characteristics, and Perception of Nursery Antibiotic Stewardship Coverage in the United States | Zendy

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Prevalence, Characteristics, and Perception of Nursery Antibiotic Stewardship Coverage in the United States

Author(s) -

Joseph B. Cantey,

Niraj Vora,

Mridula Sunkara

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2048-7207

pISSN - 2048-7193

DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piw040

Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotic stewardship , staffing , family medicine , pre school , environmental health , pediatrics , nursing , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , psychology , developmental psychology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Prolonged or unnecessary antibiotic use is associated with adverse outcomes in infants. Antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs) aim to prevent these adverse outcomes and optimize antibiotic prescribing. However, data evaluating ASP coverage of nurseries are limited. The objectives of this study were to describe the characteristics of nurseries with and without ASP coverage and to determine perceptions of and barriers to nursery ASP coverage.

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