Survey of infection control and antimicrobial stewardship practices in Australian residential aged-care facilities
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posted on 2024-06-05, 12:12 authored by RL Stuart, C Marshall, E Orr, N Bennett, Eugene AthanEugene Athan, D Friedman, M Reilly, Members of RACRIG (Residential Aged Care Research Interest Group)This 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.
