Risk perception of the antimicrobial resistance by infection control specialists in Europe: a case-vignette study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Using case-vignettes, we assessed the perception of European infection control (IC) specialists regarding the individual and collective risk associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among inpatients.

Methods

In this study, sixteen case-vignettes were developed to simulate hospitalised patient scenarios in the field of AMR and IC. A total of 245 IC specialists working in different hospitals from 15 European countries were contacted, among which 149 agreed to participate in the study. Using an online database, each participant scored five randomly-assigned case-vignettes, regarding the perceived risk associated with six different multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO). The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), varying from 0 (poor) to 1 (perfect), was used

SUBMITTER: Birgand G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7023755 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature