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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Surging bloodstream infections and antimicrobial resistance during the first wave of COVID–19: a study in a large multihospital institution in the Paris region
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 114, Year 2022
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Description
Objectives: This study measured the impact of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic (COVID-19) (March–April 2020) on the incidence of bloodstream infections (BSIs) at Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), the largest multisite public healthcare institution in France. Methods: The number of patient admission blood cultures (BCs) collected, number of positive BCs, and antibiotic resistance and consumption were analysed retrospectively for the first quarter of 2020, and also for the first quarter of 2019 for comparison, in 25 APHP hospitals (ca. 14 000 beds). Results: Up to a fourth of patients admitted in March–April 2020 in these hospitals had COVID-19. The BSI rate per 100 admissions increased overall by 24% in March 2020 and 115% in April 2020, and separately for the major pathogens (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, enterococci, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, yeasts). A sharp increase in the rate of BSIs caused by microorganisms resistant to third-generation cephalosporins (3GC) was also observed in March–April 2020, particularly in K. pneumoniae, enterobacterial species naturally producing inducible AmpC (Enterobacter cloacae…), and P. aeruginosa. A concomitant increase in 3GC consumption occurred. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic had a strong impact on hospital management and also unfavourable effects on severe infections, antimicrobial resistance, and laboratory work diagnostics. © 2021 The Author(s)
Authors & Co-Authors
Cambau, Emmanuelle E.
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Fournier, Sandra
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Porcher, Raphaël
France, Paris
Centre de Recherche Epidémiologiques et Bio Statistiques de Sorbonne Paris Cité Cress
Robert, Jérome
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Jarlier, Vincent Pascal
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Arlet, Guillaume A.
Unknown Affiliation
Aubry, Alexandra
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Bélec, Laurent
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Berçot, Béatrice
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Bonacorsi, Stéphane Pierre Paul
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Calvez, Vincent
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Carbonnelle, Étienne
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Chevaliez, Stéphane
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Decousser, Jean Winoc
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Delaugerre, Constance
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Descamps, Diáne
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Doucet-Populaire, Florence
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Gault, Elyanne
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Herrmann, Jean Louis
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Lucet, Jean Christophe
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Marcellin, Anne Geneviève
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Morand-Joubert, Laurence
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Pawlotsky, Jean Michel
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Rouzioux, Christine
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Rozenberg, Flore
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Simon, Franćois
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Véziris, Nicolas
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Skurnik, David
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Zahar, Jean Ralph
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Cuzon, Gaëlle
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Decrè, Dominique C.
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Doloy, Alexandra
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Grall, Nathalie
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Landraud, Luce
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Mariani, Patricia
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Moissenet, Didier
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Podglajen, Isabelle
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Rondinaud, Emilie
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Verdet, Charlotte
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Statistics
Citations: 24
Authors: 39
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ijid.2021.10.034
ISSN:
12019712
Research Areas
Covid
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cohort Study