Surbhi Leekha

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Evaluation of hospital-onset bacteraemia and fungaemia in the USA as a potential healthcare quality measure: a cross-sectional study

May 23, 2024 | qualitysafety.bmj.com | Surbhi Leekha |Gwen Robinson |Jesse T. Jacob |Scott K. Fridkin

DiscussionWe studied over 2000 HOB events in adults and children at 13 US hospitals, with the motivation to inform development of HOB as a healthcare quality measure. Among 1789 HOB events with non-commensal organisms, gastrointestinal (including neutropenic translocation) (35%) and endovascular (32%) were the most common sources, and overall, 36% of non-commensal HOB events were rated potentially preventable.

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