Classification of bloodstream infections in patients recently discharged from acute-care facilities: Hospital acquired or healthcare-associated community onset?

Riad Khatib,Mamta Sharma,Mohamad G Fakih,Leonard B Johnson,Kathleen M Riederer

doi:10.1017/ice.2019.245

Classification of bloodstream infections in patients recently discharged from acute-care facilities: Hospital acquired or healthcare-associated community onset?

Riad Khatib, Mamta Sharma + Show 3 more

https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.245

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Journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Publication Date: Sep 19, 2019

Affiliation: St. John Hospital & Medical Center

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Laboratory-identified bloodstream infections (LAB-ID BSIs) in recently discharged patients are likely to be classified as healthcare-associated community-onset (HCA-CO) infections, even though they may represent hospital-onset (HO) infections. A review of LAB-ID BSIs among patients discharged within 14 days revealed that 109 of 756 cases (14.4%) were HO infections. The BSI risk being misclassified as HCA CO may underestimate the hospital infection risk.

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