Infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship program needs and practices in 2021: A survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network

In total, 50 healthcare facilities completed a survey in 2021 to characterize changes in infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship practices. Notable findings include sustained surveillance for multidrug-resistant organisms but decreased use of human resource-intensive interventions compared to previous surveys in 2013 and 2018 conducted prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coffey, K., Keller, S., Anderson, D., Deloney, V., Harris, A., Henderson, D., Milstone, A., Morgan, D., Rock, C., Schweizer, M., Chiotos, K. (2023). Infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship program needs and practices in 2021: A survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 1-3. doi:10.1017/ice.2022.222