Antimicrobial Stewardship Barriers and Goals in Pediatric Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation: A Survey of Antimicrobial Stewardship Practitioners.

Creator(s)

Joshua Wolf
Yilun Sun
Li Tang
Jason G. Newland, Children's Mercy Hospital
Jeffrey S. Gerber
Christie J. Van Dyke
Saul R. Hymes
Diana Yu, Children's Mercy Hospital
Delia C. Carias
Penelope A. Bryant
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Antimicrobial Stewardship Interest Group

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2016

Identifier

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.295

Abstract

We undertook a cross-sectional survey of antimicrobial stewardship clinicians in North America and Australasia regarding practices, goals, and barriers to implementation of stewardship for pediatric oncology patients. Goals and barriers were similar regardless of clinician or institutional characteristics and geographic location. Strategies addressing these factors could help optimize antimicrobial use.

Journal Title

Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America

Volume

37

Issue

3

First Page

343

Last Page

347

MeSH Keywords

Adolescent; Anti-Infective Agents; Australasia; Bone Marrow Transplantation; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Goals; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infection Control; Logistic Models; Medical Oncology; North America; Pediatrics; Program Evaluation; Surveys and Questionnaires

Keywords

BMT; Antibiotics; Bone Marrow Transplantation; Cancer

Recommended Citation

Wolf J, Sun Y, Tang L, et al. Antimicrobial Stewardship Barriers and Goals in Pediatric Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation: A Survey of Antimicrobial Stewardship Practitioners. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016;37(3):343-347. doi:10.1017/ice.2015.295