Bloodstream Infection Following Cardiac Valve Repair: A Population-Based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, epidemiology, and associated risk factors of bloodstream infection (BSI) in patients who had previously undergone cardiac valve repair.

Methods

A population-based study that included 7 counties in southeastern Minnesota using the expanded Rochester Epidemiology Project (e-REP) for adults (≥18 years) who underwent valve repair between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2018 was conducted. Electronic health records were screened for development of BSI and infective endocarditis (IE) from the date of valve repair through 30 July 2020. A 1:4 nested case-control analysis was performed to determine an association, if any, of male sex, Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), and county of residence with BSI.

Results

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SUBMITTER: McHugh JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8687125 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature