Preventability of hospital onset bacteremia and fungemia: A pilot study of a potential healthcare-associated infection outcome measure.

Raymund B DantesClare RockAaron M MilstoneJesse T JacobSheri Chernetsky-TejedorAnthony D HarrisSurbhi Leekha

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2019)

Hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia (HOB), a potential measure of healthcare-associated infections, was evaluated in a pilot study among 60 patients across 3 hospitals. Two-thirds of all HOB events and half of nonskin commensal HOB events were judged as potentially preventable. Follow-up studies are needed to further develop this measure.

Keyphrases

healthcare
adverse drug
human health
gram negative
emergency department
acute care
risk assessment
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