Journal
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Volume 43, Issue 8, Pages 1054-1057Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.148
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases [T32-A1007291]
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A multicenter cohort study of 963 adults hospitalized due to COVID-19 found that 5% had a proven hospital-acquired infection (HAI) and 21% had a proven, probable, or possible HAI. Risk factors for proven or probable HAIs included intensive care unit admission, dexamethasone use, severe COVID-19, heart failure, and antibiotic exposure upon admission.
In a multicenter cohort of 963 adults hospitalized due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), 5% had a proven hospital-acquired infection (HAI) and 21% had a proven, probable, or possible HAI. Risk factors for proven or probable HAIs included intensive care unit admission, dexamethasone use, severe COVID-19, heart failure, and antibiotic exposure upon admission.
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