Paediatric antimicrobial stewardship programmes in the UK's regional children's hospitals. Issue 4 (August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vergnano, S.; Bamford, A.; Bandi, S.; Chappel, F.; Demirjian, A.; Doerholt, K.; Emonts, M.; Ferreras-Antolin, L.; Goenka, A.; Jones, L.; Herberg, J.A.; Hinds, L.; McGarrity, O.; Moriarty, P.; O'Riordan, S.; Patel, M.; Paulus, S.; Porter, D.; Stock, K.; Patel, S.
• Is Part Of: Journal of hospital infection. Volume 105:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: 736
• Page End: 740
• Publication Date: 2020-08
• Subjects: Antimicrobial stewardship -- Children -- Paediatrics -- Programme implementation; Cross infection -- Periodicals; Cross infection -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Nosocomial infections -- Periodicals; Nosocomial infections -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- prevention & control -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.05.030
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0195-6701

Abstract

Summary: A survey was conducted in UK regional children's hospitals with paediatric intensive care and paediatric infectious disease (PID) departments to describe the characteristics of paediatric antimicrobial stewardship (PAS) programmes. A structured questionnaire was sent to PAS coordinators. 'Audit and feedback' was implemented in 13 out of 17 centres. Microbiology-led services were more likely to implement antimicrobial restriction (75% vs 33% in PID-led services), to focus on broad-spectrum antibiotics, and to review patients with positive blood cultures. PID-led services were more likely to identify patients from e-prescribing or drug charts and review all antimicrobials. A PAS network has been established.