title: Prescriber perceptions of a pediatric antimicrobial stewardship program.
abstract: Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) can help improve antimicrobial use in hospitals and, therefore, reduce resistance. Our hospital implemented an ASP in 2004, with interventions based on Infectious Diseases Society of America recommendations. We aimed to assess the perceived effectiveness of ASP interventions on antimicrobial prescribing behavior by surveying hospital-based providers at a pediatric tertiary care center. We surveyed providers via an online survey utilizing questions with a Likert scale response format. Our ASP was perceived to be useful in improving antimicrobial use and was well received by prescribers. Hospitals considering creation of an ASP can anticipate that these interventions may affect prescribing behaviors in positive ways.
authors.affiliation: Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA vtdus10@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Dustin D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Flannery
authors.affiliation: Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swami
authors.affiliation: Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eppes
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D057970:Inappropriate Prescribing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents
keywords: antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship program; pediatrics; survey