Bloodstream Infection Risk, Incidence, and Deaths for Hospitalized Patients during Coronavirus Disease Pandemic

Shukla, Bhavarth S.; Warde, Prem R.; Knott, Eric; Arenas, Sebastian; Pronty, Darryl; Ramirez, Reinaldo; Rego, Arely; Levy, Miriam; Zak, Martin; Parekh, Dipen J.; Ferreira, Tanira; Gershengorn, Hayley B.

doi:10.3201/eid2710.210538

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Bloodstream Infection Risk, Incidence, and Deaths for Hospitalized Patients during Coronavirus Disease Pandemic

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10 2021
By Shukla, Bhavarth S. ; Warde, Prem R. ; Knott, Eric ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Shukla, Bhavarth S. ; Warde, Prem R. ; Knott, Eric ; Arenas, Sebastian ; Pronty, Darryl ; Ramirez, Reinaldo ; Rego, Arely ; Levy, Miriam ; Zak, Martin ; Parekh, Dipen J. ; Ferreira, Tanira ; Gershengorn, Hayley B.
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Hospital-acquired infections are emerging major concurrent conditions during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. We conducted a retrospective review of hospitalizations during March‒October 2020 of adults tested by reverse transcription PCR for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. We evaluated associations of COVID-19 diagnosis with risk for laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infections (LCBIs, primary outcome), time to LCBI, and risk for death by using logistic and competing risks regression with adjustment for relevant covariates. A total of 10,848 patients were included in the analysis: 918 (8.5%) were given a diagnosis of COVID-19, and 232 (2.1%) had LCBIs during their hospitalization. Of these patients, 58 (25%) were classified as having central line‒associated bloodstream infections. After adjusting for covariates, COVID-19‒positive status was associated with higher risk for LCBI and death. Reinforcement of infection control practices should be implemented in COVID-19 wards, and review of superiority and inferiority ranking methods by National Healthcare Safety Network criteria might be needed.
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Adult Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Covid-19 Testing Humans Incidence Pandemics Retrospective Studies Sars-Cov-2 Sepsis
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Emerg Infect Dis. 27(10):2588-2594
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34352195
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PMC8462325
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Journal Article
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27
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10
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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