Effect of COVID-19 on infections associated with medical devices in critical care.

Fredy Leonardo Carreño HernándezJuanita Valencia VirguezJuan Felipe González VesgaMaría Lucía CastellanosGabriela Ruiz BeltránLaura Daniela Lorza ToquicaCarol Natalia Sánchez GomezMaria Valentina Stozitzky RíosYenny Rocío Cárdenas BolívarJorge Iván Alvarado Sánchez

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2024)

The frequency of pathogen isolates in invasive medical devices exhibited an association with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 are more prone to developing early-onset VAP than those without SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Keyphrases

early onset
sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronavirus disease
late onset
candida albicans
genetic diversity