Clinical characteristics associated with hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia among cancer and transplant patients
MP cancer and transplant patients had a higher burden of HOB compared to other hospitalized patients regardless of LOS. Whether these infections are preventable should be further evaluated to inform quality metrics involving reportable bacteremia and fungemia.
Authors
- John Charles O’Horo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0880-4498)
- Molly Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2598-3133)
- ChinEn Ai
- Kalvin Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4651-2012)
- Samantha Bastow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9430-0562)
Institutions
- Becton Dickinson (United States) (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.160
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77