High Frequency of Enterococcal Bloodstream Infections in Coronavirus Disease

xloma.fota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Unexpectedly High Frequency of Enterococcal Bloodstream Infections in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients Admitted to an Italian ICU: An Observational Study Via Critical Care Medicine - Published Ahead-of-Print Objectives: We aimed to assess the frequency of ICU-acquired bloodstream infections in coronavirus disease 2019 patients. Design: Retrospective observational study. Setting: The emergency expansion of an ICU from eight general beds to 30 coronavirus disease 2019 beds. Participants: Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 admitted to the ICU of Luigi Sacco Hospital (Milan, Italy) for greater than or equal to 48 hours between February 21, 2020, and April 30, 2020. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: The frequency of bloodstream infections per 1,000 days of ICU stay was calculated in 89 coronavirus disease 2019 patients, and the cumulative probability of bloodstream infection was estimated using death and ICU discharge as competing events. Sixty patients (67.4%) experienced at least one of the 93 recorded episodes of bloodstream infection, a frequency of 87 per 1,000 days of ICU stay (95% CI, 67–112).The patients who experienced a bloodstream infection had a higher Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score upon ICU admission (9.5; interquartile range, 8–12 vs 8, interquartile range, 5–10; p = 0.042), a longer median ICU stay (15 d; interquartile range, 11–23 vs 8, interquartile range, 5–12; p View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.