1. Pediatric antimicrobial stewardship practices at discharge: A national survey
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Marie E. Wang, Hayden T. Schwenk, Jason G. Newland, Zachary Willis, Louise E. Vaz, Nipunie S Rajapakse, Kimberly Felder, Ritu Banerjee, Jeffrey S. Gerber, and Adam L. Hersh
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Microbiology (medical) ,2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Epidemiology ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,Antimicrobial ,Patient Discharge ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Antimicrobial Stewardship ,03 medical and health sciences ,Prescriptions ,0302 clinical medicine ,Infectious Diseases ,Anti-Infective Agents ,030225 pediatrics ,Family medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Antimicrobial stewardship ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Business ,Stewardship ,Child - 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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- 2021
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