Increase in PVC-BSI during the second COVID-19 pandemic year: analysis of catheter and patient characteristics

Autor: Eva Pianca, Marie-Céline Zanella, Basilice Minka Obama, Aude Nguyen, Loïc Fortchantre, Marie-Noëlle Chraiti, Stephan Harbarth, Gaud Catho, Aleece MacPhail, Niccolò Buetti
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2047-2994
DOI: 10.1186/s13756-024-01476-4
Popis: Abstract Background Increasing nosocomial infections during the COVID-19 pandemic have been reported. However, data describing peripheral venous catheter associated bloodstream infections (PVC-BSI) are limited. Aims To describe the epidemiology and risk factors for PVC-BSI during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We conducted retrospective cohort study of prospectively collected PVC-BSI data in a 2100 bed hospital network in Switzerland. Adult patients with a PVC inserted between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021 were included. Risk factors for PVC-BSI were identified through descriptive analysis of patient and catheter characteristics, and univariable marginal Cox models. Results 206,804 PVCs and 37 PVC-BSI were analysed. Most PVC-BSI were attributed to catheters inserted in the Emergency department (76%) or surgical wards (22%). PVC-BSI increased in 2021 compared to 2020 (hazard ratio 2021 vs. 2020 = 2.73; 95% confidence interval 1.19–6.29), with a numerically higher rate of Staphylococcus aureus (1/10, 10%, vs. 5/27, 19%) and polymicrobial infection (0/10, 0% vs. 4/27, 15%). PVC insertions, patient characteristics, and catheter characteristics remained similar across the study period. PVC-BSI risk was associated with admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), and use of wide gauge catheter (
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