Characteristics and prognosis of bloodstream infection in patients with COVID-19 admitted in the ICU: an ancillary study of the COVID-ICU study.

Nicolas MassartVirginie MaximePierre FillatreKeyvan RazaziAlexis FerréPierre MoineFrancois LegayGuillaume VoiriotMarlene AmaraFrancesca SantiSaad NseirStephanie Marque-JuilletRania BounabNicolas BarbarotFabrice BruneelCharles-Edouard Luytnull null

Published in: Annals of intensive care (2021)

COVID-19 ICU patients have a high risk of BSI, especially early after ICU admission, risk that increases with severity but not with corticosteroids use. BSI is associated with an increased mortality rate.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
coronavirus disease
sars cov
mechanical ventilation
emergency department
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
multidrug resistant
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
klebsiella pneumoniae
patient reported