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- Title
What Does Disability Justice Require of Antimicrobial Stewardship?
- Authors
Savin, Katie; Guidry-Grimes, Laura; Kates, Olivia S.
- Abstract
This commentary on a case argues that antimicrobial stewardship requires an intersectional disability justice approach if it is to be equitable, particularly for multiply marginalized patients with disabilities residing in nursing homes, who are more susceptible to antibiotic underand overtreatment. Disability justice concepts emphasize resistance to structural and capitalist roots of ableism and prioritize leadership by disabled persons. A disability justice perspective on antimicrobial stewardship means prioritizing clarification of presumptive diagnoses of infection in vulnerable patients, clinician education led by disabled persons, and data collection.
- Subjects
ANTIBIOTICS; HEALTH services accessibility; SOCIAL justice; ANTIMICROBIAL stewardship; AT-risk people; LEADERSHIP; INFECTION; NURSING care facilities; HUMAN rights; SOCIAL integration; INTELLECTUAL disabilities; DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities; PEOPLE with disabilities
- Publication
AMA Journal of Ethics, 2024, Vol 26, Issue 6, p448
- ISSN
2376-6980
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/amajethics.2024.448