Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Incidence and Epidemiology of Catheter-Related Bacteremia, Spain

Gasch, Oriol; Badia-Cebada, Laia; Carmezim, Joao; Vaqué, Montserrat; Pomar, Virginia; Moreno, Encarna; Marrón, Anna; Jiménez-Martínez, Emili; García-Quesada, Maria José; Garcia-Alarcón, Xavier; Domènech, Dolors; Càmara, Jordi; Andrés, Marta; Peñafiel, Judith; Porrón, Rosario; Limón, Enric; Calbo, Esther; Pujol, Miquel

doi:10.3201/eid2811.220547

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Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Incidence and Epidemiology of Catheter-Related Bacteremia, Spain

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11 2022
By Gasch, Oriol ; Badia-Cebada, Laia ; Carmezim, Joao ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Gasch, Oriol ; Badia-Cebada, Laia ; Carmezim, Joao ; Vaqué, Montserrat ; Pomar, Virginia ; Moreno, Encarna ; Marrón, Anna ; Jiménez-Martínez, Emili ; García-Quesada, Maria José ; Garcia-Alarcón, Xavier ; Domènech, Dolors ; Càmara, Jordi ; Andrés, Marta ; Peñafiel, Judith ; Porrón, Rosario ; Limón, Enric ; Calbo, Esther ; Pujol, Miquel
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We compared hospital-acquired catheter-related bacteremia (CRB) episodes diagnosed at acute care hospitals in Catalonia, Spain, during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 with those detected during 2007-2019. We compared the annual observed and predicted CRB rates by using the negative binomial regression model and calculated stratified annual root mean squared errors. A total of 10,030 episodes were diagnosed during 2007-2020. During 2020, the observed CRB incidence rate was 0.29/10| patient-days, whereas the predicted CRB rate was 0.14/10| patient-days. The root mean squared error was 0.153. Thus, a substantial increase in hospital-acquired CRB cases was observed during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 compared with the rate predicted from 2007-2019. The incidence rate was expected to increase by 1.07 (95% CI 1-1.15) for every 1,000 COVID-19-related hospital admissions. We recommend maintaining all CRB prevention efforts regardless of the coexistence of other challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bacteremia Catheters COVID-19 Humans Incidence Pandemics
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Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(11):2181-2189
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36191608
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PMC9622263
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Journal Article
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Spain
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28
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11
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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