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Cullen Adre1, Robin L P Jump2, Steven Schaeffer Spires3
1Tennessee Department of Health, Andrew Johnson Tower, 3.417C, 710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243, USA.
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
|February 4, 2020
Summary
Implementing effective antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care (LTC) requires collaboration to overcome barriers like limited resources and staff turnover. Partnerships across facilities, public health, labs, and staff are key to success.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Infectious Disease Prevention
- Public Health
Background:
- Antimicrobial stewardship is crucial in long-term care (LTC) settings.
- Effective antimicrobial stewardship programs face significant implementation barriers in LTC.
- These barriers include financial constraints, limited access to trained professionals, and diagnostic limitations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify barriers to antimicrobial stewardship in LTC.
- To propose collaborative strategies for enhancing antimicrobial stewardship in LTC.
Main Methods:
- This article reviews common challenges in LTC antimicrobial stewardship.
- It emphasizes a collaborative approach involving multiple stakeholders.
Main Results:
- Collaboration among healthcare facilities, systems, public health departments, and laboratory partners is essential.
- Engaging all personnel, including nursing, prescribers, and pharmacists, is vital for program effectiveness.
Conclusions:
- Overcoming barriers to antimicrobial stewardship in LTC necessitates a multi-faceted collaborative strategy.
- Effective partnerships can lead to successful antimicrobial stewardship programs in long-term care settings.
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