Knowledge, attitudes and self-reported practices of healthcare professionals on Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacterales (CPE): A cross sectional study

A self-administered validated questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge, attitude and self-reported practices among 109 healthcare professionals in an acute hospital in Ireland on Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacterales. Respondents mean knowledge and self-reported practices scores of CPE were...

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Published in:Infection prevention in practice 2023-03, Vol.5 (1), p.100257-100257, Article 100257
Main Authors: Paul Mathew, Shaini, O'Sullivan, Karin, McCann, Margaret
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Carbapenemase producing enterobacterales
CPE
Knowledge
Self-reported practices
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Summary:A self-administered validated questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge, attitude and self-reported practices among 109 healthcare professionals in an acute hospital in Ireland on Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacterales. Respondents mean knowledge and self-reported practices scores of CPE were 11.27 (±2.076) and 6.35 (±.846), respectively. Nurses self-reported practice scores were significantly higher than doctors (P
ISSN:2590-0889
2590-0889
DOI:10.1016/j.infpip.2022.100257