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Multicenter Study
. 2022 Aug;43(8):1054-1057.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.148. Epub 2021 Apr 13.

Hospital-acquired infections among adult patients admitted for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Leigh Smith  1 , Sara M Karaba  1 , Joe Amoah, George Jones  1 , Robin K Avery  1 , Kathryn Dzintars  2 , Taylor Helsel  3 , Sara E Cosgrove  1 , Valeria Fabre  1
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Multicenter Study

Hospital-acquired infections among adult patients admitted for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Leigh Smith et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Aug.

Abstract

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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