Increased risk of Enterococcal Bacteremia in critically ill patients with COVID-19 during pandemic surges
A high incidence of enterococcal bacteremia was observed in critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2, especially during surges. Contributing factors may include environmental contamination, patient colonization, nonadherence to infection control practices, resource limitations, ICU design and use of mechanical ventilation, central lines and immunosuppressants. MLST can be used to identify clusters to address these contributing factors.
Authors
- Houssein Youness (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4892-3640)
- Ghias Sheikh
- Syeda Sahra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0119-3329)
- Sharanjeet K. Thind (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1660-5528)
- Dena R. Shibib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8282-573X)
- Awais Bajwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7218-8757)
- Chris A. Gentry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9502-5443)
Institutions
- Oklahoma City VA Health Care System (US)
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2025.10056
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs