Volume 30, Number 10—October 2024
EIN Research Letter
Infectious Disease Physicians’ Knowledge and Practices Regarding Wastewater Surveillance, United States, 2024
Carly Adams, Libby Horter
, Susan E. Beekmann, Philip M. Polgreen, Jessica N. Ricaldi, Souci Louis, and Scott Santibañez
, Susan E. Beekmann, Philip M. Polgreen, Jessica N. Ricaldi, Souci Louis, and Scott Santibañez
Table 1
Characteristics of 448 infectious disease specialists responding to Emerging Infections Network survey regarding wastewater surveillance, February–March 2024*
| Respondent practice characteristics | No. (%) respondents |
|---|---|
| Experience since infectious disease fellowship, y | |
| <5 | 63 (14) |
| 5–14 | 132 (30) |
| 15–24 | 92 (21) |
| >25 |
161 (36) |
| Practice type | |
| Adult | 356 (80) |
| Pediatric |
92 (21) |
| Type of hospital in which respondent primarily practices | |
| City/county | 25 (6) |
| Community | 94 (21) |
| Nonuniversity teaching | 106 (24) |
| University | 195 (44) |
| Outpatient only | 3 (1) |
| US Department of Veterans Affairs or Department of Defense |
25 (6) |
| US Census Bureau region in which respondent resides | |
| Northeast | 108 (24) |
| Midwest | 107 (24) |
| South | 126 (28) |
| West | 107 (24) |
*The Infections Disease Society of America Emerging Infections Network is a provider-based emerging infections sentinel network established in 1995 to assist the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health authorities with surveillance for emerging infectious diseases and related phenomena. The electronic survey was distributed via 3 email messages in February and March 2024 to all US Emerging Infections Network infectious disease physician members.
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