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Clinical characteristics associated with hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia among cancer and transplant patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 October 2024

Kalvin C. Yu Open the ORCID record for Kalvin C. Yu [Opens in a new window] ,
John C. O’Horo Open the ORCID record for John C. O’Horo [Opens in a new window] ,
ChinEn Ai ,
Molly Jung Open the ORCID record for Molly Jung [Opens in a new window]  and
Samantha Bastow Open the ORCID record for Samantha Bastow [Opens in a new window]
Kalvin C. Yu*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Medical Affairs, Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA
John C. O’Horo
Affiliation:
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
ChinEn Ai
Affiliation:
Dept. of Medical Affairs, Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA
Molly Jung
Affiliation:
Dept. of Medical Affairs, Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA
Samantha Bastow
Affiliation:
Dept. of Medical Affairs, Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA
*
Corresponding author: Kalvin C. Yu; Email: kalvin.yu@bd.com
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Abstract

Objective:

This study quantified the burden of hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia (HOB) among cancer and transplant patients compared to other patients.

Methods:

A retrospective cross-sectional study used data from 41 hospitals between October 2015 and June 2019. Hospitalizations were segmented into categories using diagnosis-related groups (DRG): myeloproliferative (MP) cancer, solid tumor cancer, transplant, and non-cancer/non-transplant (“reference group”). To quantify the association between DRG and HOB, multivariable adjusted Poisson regression models were fit. Analyses were stratified by length of stay (LOS).

Results:

Of 645,315 patients, 59% were female and the majority 41 years of age or older (76%). Hospitalizations with MP cancer and transplant demonstrated higher HOB burden compared to the reference group, regardless of LOS category. For all hospitalizations, the >30 days LOS category had a higher burden of HOB. The median time to reportable HOB was within 30 days regardless of duration of hospitalization (reference, 8 days; solid tumor cancer, 8 days; transplant, 12 days; MP cancer, 13 days).

Conclusion:

MP cancer and transplant patients had a higher burden of HOB compared to other hospitalized patients regardless of LOS. Whether these infections are preventable should be further evaluated to inform quality metrics involving reportable bacteremia and fungemia.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 45 , Issue 12 , December 2024 , pp. 1391 - 1398
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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