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

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Mar;37(3):343-7. doi: 10.1017/ice.2015.295. Epub 2015 Dec 7.

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.

MeSH terms

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

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents