Knowledge, attitudes and self-reported practices of healthcare professionals on Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacterales (CPE): A cross sectional study

Abstract

Summary: A self-administered validated questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge, attitude and self-reported practices among 109 healthcare professionals in an acute hospital in Ireland on Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacterales. Respondents mean knowledge and self-reported practices scores of CPE were 11.27 (±2.076) and 6.35 (±.846), respectively. Nurses self-reported practice scores were significantly higher than doctors (P<.001). The mean positive attitude score towards CPE management was 10.06 (±1.252).This study demonstrated that healthcare professionals were knowledgeable on the topic of CPE, however there was deficiency in some aspects of knowledge that is relevant to control of CPE transmission.

Keywords

• CPE
• Carbapenemase producing enterobacterales
• Knowledge
• Attitudes
• Self-reported practices