Antibiotic prescribing knowledge: A brief survey of providers and staff at an ambulatory cancer center during Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019

Elizabeth A Gulleen; Elizabeth M Krantz; Jacqlynn Zier; Pooja Bhattacharyya; Olivia Kates; Lisa So; Ania Sweet; Leah H Yoke; Steven A Pergam; Catherine Liu

doi:10.1017/ash.2021.218

Antibiotic prescribing knowledge: A brief survey of providers and staff at an ambulatory cancer center during Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019

Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2022 Feb 4;2(1):e18. doi: 10.1017/ash.2021.218. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Elizabeth A Gulleen^{1

2

3}, Elizabeth M Krantz¹, Jacqlynn Zier⁴, Pooja Bhattacharyya^{1

5

3}, Olivia Kates⁶, Lisa So^{1

3}, Ania Sweet^{1

3}, Leah H Yoke^{1

2

3}, Steven A Pergam^{1

2

3}, Catherine Liu^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington.
² Allergy and Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
³ Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington.
⁴ Eastern Washington University, Spokane, Washington.
⁵ Department of Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
⁶ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

Abstract

We surveyed healthcare professionals at a cancer center regarding their knowledge and perceptions of antibiotic use. Most knew the term "antimicrobial stewardship." Nurses and other staff were less likely than pharmacists or providers to answer knowledge-based questions correctly. Opportunities exist to improve antibiotic knowledge among cancer center staff.