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Survey of infection control and antimicrobial stewardship practices in Australian residential aged-care facilities
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posted on 2015-05-01, 00:00 authored by R L Stuart, C Marshall, E Orr, N Bennett, Eugene AthanEugene Athan, Deb Friedman, M Reilly, Members of RACRIG (Residential Aged Care ResearchThis study assessed infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) practices in Australian residential aged-care facilities (RACF). Two hundred and sixty-five surveys (15.6%) were completed with all states represented and the majority (177 (67.3%)) privately run. Only 30.6% RACF had infection control trained staff on site. Few facilities had AMS policies, only 14% had antimicrobial prescribing restrictions. Most facilities offered vaccination to residents (influenza vaccination rates >75% in 73% of facilities), but pneumococcal vaccination was poor.
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Internal medicine journalVolume
45Issue
5Pagination
576 - 580Publisher
WileyLocation
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
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1445-5994eISSN
1445-5994Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
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antibiotic stewardshipinfection controlresidential careRACRIG (Residential Aged Care Research Interest Group)Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineMedicine, General & InternalGeneral & Internal MedicineINFLUENZA VACCINATIONRESISTANTPREVALENCEBURDENMembers of RACRIG (Residential Aged Care Research Interest Group)
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