Epidemiology and preventability of hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia in 2 hospitals in India.

Sumanth GandraSanjeev K SinghMurali ChakravarthyMerlin MoniPruthu DhekaneZubair MohamedFathima ShameenAnil K VasudevanPriyadarshini SenthilTejaswini SaravananAnu GeorgeDorothy SinclairDustin StwalleyJacaranda van RheenenMatthew WestercampRachel M SmithSurbhi LeekhaDavid K Warren

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2023)

HOB may have utility as a healthcare-associated infection metric in LMIC settings because it captures preventable bloodstream infections beyond NHSN-reportable CLABSIs.

Keyphrases

healthcare
adverse drug
electronic health record
risk factors
emergency department
gram negative
drug induced
health insurance