Unexpectedly High Frequency of Enterococcal Bloodstream Infections in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients Admitted to an Italian ICU: An Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to assess the frequency of ICU-acquired bloodstream infections in coronavirus disease 2019 patients.

Design

Retrospective observational study.

Setting

The emergency expansion of an ICU from eight general beds to 30 coronavirus disease 2019 beds.

Participants

Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 admitted to the ICU of Luigi Sacco Hospital (Milan, Italy) for greater than or equal to 48 hours between February 21, 2020, and April 30, 2020.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

The frequency of bloodstream infections per 1,000 days of ICU stay was calculated in 89 coronavirus disease 2019 patients, and the cumulative probability of bloodstream infection was estimated using death and ICU discharge as competing events. S

SUBMITTER: Bonazzetti C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7737701 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature