Epidemiology, time course, and risk factors for hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in a cohort of 14,884 patients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eleonora TaddeiPia Clara PafundiCarlotta MasciocchiBarbara FioriFrancesco Vladimiro SegalaLaura AntenucciSilvia GuerrieroRoberta PastorinoNicolò ScarsiAndrea DamianiMaurizio SanguinettiGennaro De PascaleMassimo FantoniRita MurriGiulia De Angelis

Published in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2023)

Patients with HA-BSI admitted before and during pandemic substantially differed. COVID-19 represented a risk factor for HA-BSI, though not confirmed in the sole pandemic period. Some etiologies emerged between pandemic waves, suggesting potential COVID-19 long-term effect on HA-BSIs.

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