The initial and lingering impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on catheter-associated infections in a large healthcare system in New York City

Jevon Samaroo-Campbell; Wenqi Qiu; Habtamu Asrat; Marie Abdallah; Mary Fornek; Briana Episcopia; John Quale

doi:10.1017/ash.2022.223

The initial and lingering impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on catheter-associated infections in a large healthcare system in New York City

Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2022 May 4;2(1):e77. doi: 10.1017/ash.2022.223. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Jevon Samaroo-Campbell¹, Wenqi Qiu², Habtamu Asrat¹, Marie Abdallah¹, Mary Fornek³, Briana Episcopia⁴, John Quale¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, NYC Health and Hospitals Kings County, Brooklyn, New York.
² School of Public Health, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
³ Department of Infection Control and Prevention, NYC Health and Hospitals Central Office, New York, New York.
⁴ Department of Infection Control and Prevention, NYC Health and Hospitals Kings County, Brooklyn, New York.

Abstract

Catheter-related infections increased during surges of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in an 11-hospital system in New York City. A disproportionate number of central-line infections occurred in larger hospitals. Patients with COVID-19 had shorter times from catheter insertion to infection and a higher incidence of infections with enterococci.