Predictors of postpandemic preparedness for special pathogens

Morgan M. Kuhnly; Caitlin M. Adams Barker; Kathleen O. Stewart; Justin J. Kim

doi:10.1017/ash.2024.393

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2024)

Predictors of postpandemic preparedness for special pathogens

Morgan M. Kuhnly,
Caitlin M. Adams Barker,
Kathleen O. Stewart,
Justin J. Kim

Affiliations

Morgan M. Kuhnly: ORCiD; Collaborative Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention Program, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA Quality Assurance and Safety, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
Caitlin M. Adams Barker: ORCiD; Collaborative Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention Program, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA Quality Assurance and Safety, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
Kathleen O. Stewart: Collaborative Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention Program, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA Quality Assurance and Safety, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
Justin J. Kim: ORCiD; Collaborative Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention Program, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA Section of Infectious Disease and International Health, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2024.393
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4

Abstract

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In this survey of 31 hospitals, large metropolitan facilities had a 9.5-fold odds of reporting preparedness for special pathogens; hospitals with special pathogens teams had a 14.3-fold odds of reporting preparedness for special pathogens. In the postpandemic world, healthcare institutions must invest in special pathogen responses to maximize patient safety.

Published in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology

ISSN: 2732-494X (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology

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