Aetiology and impact of bacterial bloodstream infections in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients: A prospective Swedish multicenter cohort study
ICU-acquired BSIs were found in 17% of critically ill COVID-19 patients and were associated with a longer duration of IMV and LOS as well as increased mortality. Staphylococcus aureus was the dominating pathogen. We found several factors associated with ICU-acquired BSIs at ICU admission. However, their ability to predict BSIs was poor.
Authors
- Håkan Friberg
- Anton Reepalu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1690-8921)
- Martin Spångfors (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8754-899X)
- Anna Nilsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0859-3106)
- Ingrid Didriksson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1334-7583)
- Attila Frigyesi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0155-4828)
- Isak Olsson
Institutions
- Lund University (SE)
- Kristianstad University (SE)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
- Centralsjukhuset Kristianstad (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340476
- Primary Topic
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00