PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Niccolò Buetti
AU  - Andrew Atkinson
AU  - Jonas Marschall
AU  - Andreas Kronenberg
AU  - the Swiss Centre for Antibiotic Resistance (ANRESIS)
TI  - Incidence of bloodstream infections: a nationwide surveillance of acute care hospitals in Switzerland 2008–2014
AID  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013665
DP  - 2017 Mar 01
TA  - BMJ Open
PG  - e013665
VI  - 7
IP  - 3
4099  - http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/3/e013665.short
4100  - http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/3/e013665.full
SO  - BMJ Open2017 Mar 01; 7
AB  - Background Bloodstream infections are often associated with significant mortality and morbidity. We aimed to investigate changes in the epidemiology of bloodstream infections in Switzerland between 2008 and 2014.Methods Data on bloodstream infections were obtained from the Swiss antibiotic resistance surveillance system (ANRESIS).Results The incidence of bloodstream infections increased throughout the study period, especially among elderly patients and those receiving care in emergency departments and university hospitals. Escherichia coli was the predominant pathogen, with Enterococci exhibiting the most prominent increase over the study period.Conclusions The described trends may impact morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs associated with bloodstream infections.