Affiliations:
  1. Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
  2. Department of Cardiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
  3. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE
  4. Heart Consultants, Methodist Physicians Clinic Omaha, NE
  5. Department of Infectious Disease, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Running Title: VV-ECMO related BSI
Keywords: ECMO, Bloodstream Infection, Clinical Characteristics, Risk Factors, Antibiotics
Conflict of Interest Statement: The authors listed above certify that they have no affiliations or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interests or non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.
Source of Funding Statement: No funding source was utilized for this study.