Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2022)

The initial and lingering impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on catheter-associated infections in a large healthcare system in New York City

  • Jevon Samaroo-Campbell,
  • Wenqi Qiu,
  • Habtamu Asrat,
  • Marie Abdallah,
  • Mary Fornek,
  • Briana Episcopia,
  • John Quale

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.223
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2

Abstract

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Catheter-related infections increased during surges of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in an 11-hospital system in New York City. A disproportionate number of central-line infections occurred in larger hospitals. Patients with COVID-19 had shorter times from catheter insertion to infection and a higher incidence of infections with enterococci.