Implementation of core elements of antibiotic stewardship in long-term care facilities-National Healthcare Safety Network, 2019-2022

Angelina Luciano; Sarah Kabbani; Melinda M Neuhauser; Ti Tanissha McCray; Lindsay Robinson; Theresa Rowe; Katryna A Gouin

doi:10.1017/ash.2025.31

Implementation of core elements of antibiotic stewardship in long-term care facilities-National Healthcare Safety Network, 2019-2022

Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025 Mar 24;5(1):e86. doi: 10.1017/ash.2025.31. eCollection 2025.

Authors

Angelina Luciano¹, Sarah Kabbani², Melinda M Neuhauser², Ti Tanissha McCray², Lindsay Robinson², Theresa Rowe², Katryna A Gouin²

Affiliations

¹ Chenega Corporation, on assignment to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
² Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Abstract

In 2022, uptake of all seven Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship were reported by 83% of US long-term care facilities. Though 98% of facilities reported access to an electronic health record, less than one-third utilized it for tracking antibiotic use, suggesting opportunities to leverage electronic data for automated reporting.