Scientific article

English

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

ContributorsZanella, Marie-Céline; Pianca, Eva Eleonora Amarilli; Catho, Gaud; Minka Epse Obama, Basilice Mireille; De Kraker, Marlieke

; Nguyen, Aude Thuy-Tien; Chraiti, Marie-Noëlle; Sobel, Jonathan; Fortchantre, Loic; Harbarth, Stéphan Juergen

; Abbas, Mohamed; Buetti, Niccolo

Published inEmerging infectious diseases, vol. 30, no. 1, p. 159-162

Publication date2023-12-08

First online date2023-12-08

Abstract

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.

Keywords

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

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

Research groups

Résistance aux antibiotiques (866)

Citation (ISO format)

ZANELLA, Marie-Céline et al. Increased Peripheral Venous Catheter Bloodstream Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic, Switzerland. In: Emerging infectious diseases, 2023, vol. 30, n° 1, p. 159–162. doi: 10.3201/eid3001.230183

Article (Published version)

Article (Accepted version)

Identifiers

PID : unige:175508
DOI : 10.3201/eid3001.230183
PMID : 38063084

Additional URL for this publicationhttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/1/23-0183_article

Journal ISSN1080-6040

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