Bloodstream infections in hospitalized patients before and during the COVID-19 surge in a community hospital in the South Bronx

• Afsheen Afzal,
• Victor Perez Gutierrez,
• Edgar Gomez,
• Aye Myat Mon,
• Carolina Moreira Sarmiento,
• Amna Khalid,
• Svetlana Polishchuk,
• Mohannad Al-Khateeb,
• Boyana Yankulova,
• Mubarak Yusuf,
• Yinelka Silverio de Castro,
• Anjana Pillai,
• Usha Venugopal,
• Addi Feinstein,
• Alexander LaFortune,
• Daniel Sittler,
• Karen Hennessy,
• Vidya Menon

Affiliations

Afsheen Afzal

Department of Medicine, New York Health + Hospital/Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Victor Perez Gutierrez

Department of Medicine, New York Health + Hospital/Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Edgar Gomez

Department of Medicine, New York Health + Hospital/Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Aye Myat Mon

Department of Medicine, New York Health + Hospital/Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Carolina Moreira Sarmiento

Department of Medicine, New York Health + Hospital/Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Amna Khalid

Department of Medicine, New York Health + Hospital/Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Svetlana Polishchuk

Department of Medicine, New York Health + Hospital/Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Mohannad Al-Khateeb

Department of Medicine, New York Health + Hospital/Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Boyana Yankulova

Department of Medicine, New York Health + Hospital/Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Mubarak Yusuf

Department of Medicine, New York Health + Hospital/Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Yinelka Silverio de Castro

Department of Medicine, New York Health + Hospital/Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Anjana Pillai

Department of Medicine, New York Health + Hospital/Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Usha Venugopal

Department of Medicine, New York Health + Hospital/Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Addi Feinstein

Department of Medicine, New York Health + Hospital/Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Alexander LaFortune

Department of Medicine, New York Health + Hospital/Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Daniel Sittler

Department of Medicine, New York Health + Hospital/Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Karen Hennessy

Department of Medicine, New York Health + Hospital/Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Vidya Menon

Corresponding author: Vidya Menon, Research Director & Academic Hospitalist, Department of Medicine, 234 E 149th St, Bronx, New York 10451. Tel.: 718 579-3485.; Department of Medicine, New York Health + Hospital/Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York