Structure and research activities of pediatric infection control programs in the United States and Canada

Although this survey was not intended to evaluate all aspects of pediatric infection control programs, we hoped to learn about such programs as reflected by the placement and classification of the practitioner and the infection control program in the hospital administrative hierarchy, by salary, and by research priorities and activities. Perhaps our informal survey may prompt pediatric institutions to evaluate the goals of their infection control programs and to explore possibilities for growth and development of the program as well as the practitioner.