Hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia: examining healthcare-associated infections prevention through a wider lens

Gregory M Schrank; Graham M Snyder; Surbhi Leekha

doi:10.1017/ash.2023.486

Hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia: examining healthcare-associated infections prevention through a wider lens

Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023 Nov 8;3(1):e198. doi: 10.1017/ash.2023.486. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Gregory M Schrank^{1

2}, Graham M Snyder³, Surbhi Leekha²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
² Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
³ Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Abstract

A hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia (HOB) metric will expand hospital surveillance of bloodstream infections beyond current state and provide an opportunity to re-evaluate infection prevention strategies. Here we consider the added value and potential pitfalls of HOB surveillance and present a framework for the standardized assessment of HOB events.