Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence and type of infections in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT: Infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in cirrhosis, especially those caused by multi-drug resistant bacteria. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence and type of infection in these patients may have been influenced by the restrictive measures implemented. We aimed to compare the infections in patients with cirrhosis hospitalized before the COVID-19 pandemic versus those hospitalized during the pandemic. We retrospectively compared infections in patients with cirrhosis hospitalized in the hepatology unit during the pre-pandemic period (3/2019-2/2020) with infections in patients hospitalized during the pandemic (3/2020-2/2021). Baseline characteristics, type of infections, type of bacteria, antimicrobial resistance and mortality were evaluated. There were 251 hospitaliz

SUBMITTER: Cuyas B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10834517 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature