2025/11/28 by Schulz-Stübner, Sebastian, Tamayo, Teresa
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · #Antibiotic Stewardship #Antibiotic Use and Resistance #Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing #Diagnostic Stewardship #Infection Control in Healthcare #Infektionskontrollteam #Medicine and health #antibiotic stewardship #diagnostic stewardship #infection control team
paper · doi:10.3205/dgkh000601
openalex publication_date 2025/11/28 · openalex created_date 2025/12/01 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01
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: and Vancomycin resistant enterococci was rated as "appropriate" by over 60%, while screening for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria was rated as such by 50%. In the area of IC, 32.4% reported inadequate sampling of surfaces and 33.2% of staff hands. Discussion: Subjective assessments and a heterogeneous participant structure limit the survey, and subgroup analyses are not possible due to the small number of cases. However, the results show chances for education and integration of IC teams in diagnostic stewardship programs.