Practice and attitudes of infection control staff towards diagnostic stewardship measures.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In recent years, diagnostic stewardship has gained importance worldwide as part of antibiotic stewardship and infection control programs. However, the specific involvement of infection control (IC) teams in this area has not been studied.

Method

A volunteer survey of participants at the 2024 Freiburg Conference on Infection Prevention and Therapy was conducted to assess attitudes and practices regarding diagnostic stewardship.

Results

The majority of the 182 participants worked in German hospitals with established IC-committees (91.2%), antibiotic stewardship teams (43.4%), and laboratory commissions (24.7%).For sepsis diagnosis, at least two pairs of blood cultures are usually taken, which is in line with the guidelines; 14.3% use the "six-pack" rule (th

SUBMITTER: Schulz-Stubner S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12720261 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature