Antibiotic prescribing knowledge: A brief survey of providers and staff at an ambulatory cancer center during Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019

Elizabeth A. Gulleen; Elizabeth M. Krantz; Jacqlynn Zier; Pooja Bhattacharyya; Olivia Kates; Lisa So; Ania Sweet; Leah H. Yoke; Steven A. Pergam; Catherine Liu

doi:10.1017/ash.2021.218

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2022)

Antibiotic prescribing knowledge: A brief survey of providers and staff at an ambulatory cancer center during Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019

Elizabeth A. Gulleen,
Elizabeth M. Krantz,
Jacqlynn Zier,
Pooja Bhattacharyya,
Olivia Kates,
Lisa So,
Ania Sweet,
Leah H. Yoke,
Steven A. Pergam,
Catherine Liu

Affiliations

Elizabeth A. Gulleen: ORCiD; Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington Allergy and Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington
Elizabeth M. Krantz: Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
Jacqlynn Zier: Eastern Washington University, Spokane, Washington
Pooja Bhattacharyya: ORCiD; Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington Department of Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington
Olivia Kates: ORCiD; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Lisa So: ORCiD; Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington
Ania Sweet: Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington
Leah H. Yoke: Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington Allergy and Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington
Steven A. Pergam: ORCiD; Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington Allergy and Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington
Catherine Liu: Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington Allergy and Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2021.218
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2

Abstract

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We surveyed healthcare professionals at a cancer center regarding their knowledge and perceptions of antibiotic use. Most knew the term “antimicrobial stewardship.” Nurses and other staff were less likely than pharmacists or providers to answer knowledge-based questions correctly. Opportunities exist to improve antibiotic knowledge among cancer center staff.

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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