Increased Peripheral Venous Catheter Bloodstream Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic, Switzerland
Marie-Céline Zanella, Eva Pianca, Gaud Catho, Basilice Minka Obama, Marlieke E.A. de Kraker, Aude Nguyen, Marie‐Noëlle Chraïti, Jonathan Sobel, Loïc Fortchantre, Stephan Harbarth, Mohamed Abbas, Niccolò Buetti
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.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicMedicineCentral venous catheterIncidence (geometry)CatheterBloodstream infectionPeripheralSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakIntensive care medicineInternal medicineVirologySurgeryOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)OpticsPhysicsDiseaseCentral Venous Catheters and HemodialysisCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsPatient Satisfaction in Healthcare