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Implementation of Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratories: Results from the SHEA Research Network

Part of: SHEA Research Network Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Preeti Mehrotra ,
Kalpana Gupta ,
Judith Strymish ,
Daniel B. Kramer ,
Anne Lambert-Kerzner ,
P. Michael Ho  and
Westyn Branch-Elliman
Preeti Mehrotra*
Affiliation:
Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Kalpana Gupta
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Veterans’ Affairs Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, Massachusetts Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
Judith Strymish
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Veterans’ Affairs Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Daniel B. Kramer
Affiliation:
Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Anne Lambert-Kerzner
Affiliation:
Seattle-Denver Center for Veteran-Centric and Value-Driven Care, Denver, Colorado University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado
P. Michael Ho
Affiliation:
Seattle-Denver Center for Veteran-Centric and Value-Driven Care, Denver, Colorado University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
Westyn Branch-Elliman
Affiliation:
Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Veterans’ Affairs Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, Massachusetts
*
Address correspondence to Preeti Mehrotra, MD, MPH, 110 Francis Street, Boston MA (pmehrotr@bidmc.harvard.edu).
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Abstract

Infection prevention in electrophysiology (EP) laboratories is poorly characterized; thus, we conducted a cross-sectional survey using the SHEA Research Network. We found limited uptake of basic interventions, such as surveillance and appropriate peri-procedural antimicrobial use. Further study is needed to identify ways to improve infection prevention in this setting.

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Research Briefs
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 38 , Issue 4 , April 2017 , pp. 496 - 498
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© 2017 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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