Increased Peripheral Venous Catheter Bloodstream Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic, Switzerland

Increased Peripheral Venous Catheter Bloodstream Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic, Switzerland

Studies suggest that central venous catheter bloodstream infections (BSIs) increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated catheter-related BSIs in Switzerland and found peripheral venous catheter (PVC) BSI incidence increased during 2021–2022 compared with 2020. These findings should raise...

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Main Authors: Marie-Céline Zanella, Eva Pianca, Gaud Catho, Basilice Obama, Marlieke E.A. De Kraker, Aude Nguyen, Marie-Noëlle Chraiti, Jonathan Sobel, Loïc Fortchantre, Stephan Harbarth, Mohamed Abbas, Niccolò Buetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
respiratory infections
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SARS-CoV-2
SARS
coronavirus disease
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/1/23-0183_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/1/23-0183_article

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