Bloodstream Infection Risk, Incidence, and Deaths for Hospitalized Patients during Coronavirus Disease Pandemic
| Autor: | Bhavarth S. Shukla, Prem R. Warde, Eric Knott, Sebastian Arenas, Darryl Pronty, Reinaldo Ramirez, Arely Rego, Miriam Levy, Martin Zak, Dipen J. Parekh, Tanira Ferreira, Hayley B. Gershengorn |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 10, Pp 2588-2594 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
| DOI: | 10.3201/eid2710.210538 |
| Popis: | 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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