Preventability of hospital onset bacteremia and fungemia: A pilot study of a potential healthcare-associated infection outcome measure

2019/02/18 by Raymund Dantes, Raymund B. Dantes, Clare Rock +5 · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Health Professions · Immunology and Microbiology · #Antibiotic Use and Resistance #Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing #Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare

paper · doi:10.1017/ice.2018.339

openalex publication_date 2019/02/18 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

Hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia (HOB), a potential measure of healthcare-associated infections, was evaluated in a pilot study among 60 patients across 3 hospitals. Two-thirds of all HOB events and half of nonskin commensal HOB events were judged as potentially preventable. Follow-up studies are needed to further develop this measure.

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• A Multicenter Longitudinal Study of Hospital-Onset Bacteremia: Time for a New Quality Outcome Measure?

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