Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream Infections in Patients Hospitalized With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection (Coronavirus Disease 2019): Association With Immunosuppressive Therapies.

Akshay M KhatriPrashant MalhotraStephanie IzardAngela KimMichael OppenheimPranisha Gautam-GoyalThomas ChenThien-Ly DoanIlan BerlinrutNegin NiknamSarah FlanneryDavid HirschwerkMarcia EpsteinBruce Farber

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2021)

Combination immunosuppressive therapies were significantly associated with BSI occurrence in COVID-19 patients; their use warrants increased BSI surveillance. Further studies are needed to establish their causative role.

Keyphrases

respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronavirus disease
sars cov
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
case control