Implementation of antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control practices in long-term care facilities-Pennsylvania, 2017.
Nkuchia M M'ikanathaSameh W BoktorArlene SeidAllen R KunselmanJennifer H HanPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2019)
In 2017, we surveyed long-term care facilities in Pennsylvania regarding antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control (IPC) practices. Among 244 responding facilities, 93% had IPC programs and 47% had antimicrobial stewardship programs. There was significant variation in practices across facilities, and a number of program implementation challenges were identified.