Increased risk of Enterococcal Bacteremia in critically ill patients with COVID-19 during pandemic surges.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Identify incidence of enterococcal bacteremia and associated risk factors in ICU patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Patients

Adult ICU patients with SARS-CoV-2 and positive blood cultures for Enterococcus species between March 1, 2020 and February 28, 2022.

Methods

Durations of hospitalization, ICU stay, ventilation, site and duration of central line, receipt of steroids, tocilizumab, and antimicrobials were gathered by chart review. Patient location during a surge of bacteremia was noted and strains were identified by multilocus sequencing typing (MLST).

Results

There were 70 episodes of enterococcal bacteremia in ICU patients wi

SUBMITTER: Thind SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12451795 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature