ArticleFrontiers in medicine2022
Hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in patients deceased with COVID-19 in Italy (2020-2021).
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- Temporal trend and individual and hospital characteristics associated to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bloodstream infections: a retrospective analysis from the national surveillance system, Italy 2015-2023.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2025Observational
- Bloodstream infections in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: Changing epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in the intensive care unit.Journal of intensive medicine · 2024Review
- Corticosteroid Dosing Level, Incidence and Profile of Bacterial Blood Stream Infections in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients.Viruses · 2024Article
- Characterization of the Pathogen Distribution and Drug Resistance in Bloodstream Infections During COVID-19 Pandemic in Tertiary Hospital in Eastern China: Comparison with the Pre-Pandemic Period [Letter].Infection and drug resistance · 2024Article
- The Hidden Cost of COVID-19: Focus on Antimicrobial Resistance in Bloodstream Infections.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- Secondary Infection Surveillance with Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing in COVID-19 Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Infection and drug resistance · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction: In hospitalized patients with COVID-19, bloodstream infections (BSI) are associated with high mortality and high antibiotic resistance rates. The aim of this study was to describe BSI etiology, antimicrobial resistance profile and risk factors in a sample of patients deceased with COVID-19 from the Italian National COVID-19 surveillance. Methods: Hospital charts of patients who developed BSI during hospitalization were reviewed to describe the causative microorganisms and their antimicrobial susceptibility profiles. Risk factors were analyzed in univariate and multivariate analyses. Results: The study included 73 patients (71.2% male, median age 70): 40 of them (54.8%) received antibiotics and 30 (41.1%) systemic steroids within 48 h after admission; 53 (72.6%) were admitted to intensive care unit. Early steroid use was associated with a significantly shorter interval between admission and BSI occurrence. Among 107 isolated microorganisms, the most frequent were Conclusions: In patients deceased with COVID-19, a large proportion of BSI are caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Early steroid use may facilitate this occurrence.
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