Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections among Patients on Hemodialysis: Progress before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Measures implemented to prevent transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in outpatient dialysis facilities may also help to prevent catheter-associated bloodstream infections in patients receiving hemodialysis. We used United States Renal Data System data to examine rates of antibiotic administration within dialysis facilities and rates of hospital admission for catheter-associated bloodstream infection from March 2018 through November 2020, and rates of hospitalization for sepsis, to address overall changes in hospitalization during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Using logistic regression, we estimated year-over-year adjusted odds ratios of these events in 3-month intervals. During the first 6 months of the pandemic, rates of antibiotic administra

SUBMITTER: Johansen KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8975041 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature