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ArticleMayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes2023

Blood Stream Infections in COVID-19 Patients From a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon: Causative Pathogens and Rates of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms.

Sarah B Nahhal, Johnny Zakhour, Abdel Hadi Shmoury, Tedy Sawma, Sara F Haddad, Tamara Abdallah, Nada Kara Zahreddine, Joseph Tannous, Nisrine Haddad, Nesrine Rizk and 1 more

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Article in Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sarah B NahhalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Johnny ZakhourDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Abdel Hadi ShmouryFaculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Tedy SawmaFaculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Sara F HaddadDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Tamara AbdallahDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Nada Kara ZahreddineInfection Control and Prevention Program, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Joseph TannousInfection Control and Prevention Program, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Nisrine HaddadDepartment of pharmacy, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Nesrine RizkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Souha S KanjDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
American University of Beirut Medical Center · LB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To report the microbiological profile of the pathogens implicated in blood stream infections (BSI) in hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients and to examine the risk factors associated with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) causing BSI. Patients and Methods: Between March 2020 and September 2021, 1647 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 at the American University of Beirut. From 85 patients, 299 positive blood cultures were reported to the Infection Control and Prevention Program. The BSI was defined as 1 positive blood culture for bacterial or fungal pathogens. The following organisms were considered MDROs: methicillin-resistant Results: We identified 99 true positive BSI events. Gram-negative bacteria accounted for 38.4 %, followed by Gram-positive bacteria (37.4%), and fungi (24.2%). The most isolated species were Conclusion: Rigorous infection prevention and control measures and antimicrobial stewardship are important to prevent antimicrobial resistance progression, especially in low-resource settings.

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