Increased Peripheral Venous Catheter Bloodstream Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic, Switzerland

Studies suggest that central venous catheter bloodstream infections (BSIs) increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated catheter-related BSIs in Switzerland and found peripheral venous catheter (PVC) BSI incidence increased during 2021-2022 compared with 2020. These findings should raise awareness of PVC-associated BSIs and prompt inclusion of PVC BSIs in surveillance systems.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 30(2024), 1 vom: 02. Jan., Seite 159-162

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zanella, Marie-Céline [VerfasserIn]
Pianca, Eva [VerfasserIn]
Catho, Gaud [VerfasserIn]
Obama, Basilice [VerfasserIn]
De Kraker, Marlieke E A [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Aude [VerfasserIn]
Chraiti, Marie-Noëlle [VerfasserIn]
Sobel, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Fortchantre, Loïc [VerfasserIn]
Harbarth, Stephan [VerfasserIn]
Abbas, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]
Buetti, Niccolò [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bacteria
Bloodstream infection
COVID-19
Catheter
Coronavirus
Coronavirus disease
Journal Article
Peripheral-line
Respiratory infections
SARS
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Surveillance
Switzerland
Viruses
Zoonoses

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Date Completed 22.12.2023

Date Revised 02.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid3001.230183

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365539708