The impact of COVID-19 response on central line associated bloodstream infections and blood culture contamination rates at a tertiary care center in greater Detroit area.

Jennifer LeRose; Avnish Sandhu; Jordan Polistico; Joe Ellsworth; Mara Cranis; Lavina Jabbo; Lori Cullen; Judy Moshos; Lobelia Samavati; Teena Chopra

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The impact of COVID-19 response on central line associated bloodstream infections and blood culture contamination rates at a tertiary care center in greater Detroit area.

December 16, 2020

LeRose J, Sandhu A, Polistico J, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021;42(8):997-1000.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in changes to infection prevention and control practices in the hospital. In this study, the authors found that blood culture contamination and central line-associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) rates were significantly higher during the pandemic (January-May 2020) compared to pre-pandemic (January-May 2019).

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