The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the epidemiology of positive blood cultures in Swiss intensive care units: a nationwide surveillance study

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the epidemiology of positive blood cultures in Swiss intensive care units: a nationwide surveillance study

Abstract Background Evidence about the impact of the pandemic of COVID-19 on the incidence rates of blood cultures contaminations and bloodstream infections in intensive care units (ICUs) remains scant. The objective of this study was to investigate the nationwide epidemiology of positive blood cult...

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Main Authors: Lauro Damonti, Andreas Kronenberg, Jonas Marschall, Philipp Jent, Rami Sommerstein, Marlieke E. A. De Kraker, Stephan Harbarth, Michael Gasser, Niccolò Buetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
COVID-19
ICU
Bloodstream infections
Blood culture contaminations
Surveillance
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03814-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03814-z

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