Continued increases in the incidence of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) during the second year of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Lindsey M. Lastinger; Carlos R. Alvarez; Aaron Kofman; Rebecca Y. Konnor; David T. Kuhar; Allan Nkwata; Prachi R. Patel; Vaishnavi Pattabiraman; Sunny Y. Xu; Margaret A. Dudeck

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Continued increases in the incidence of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) during the second year of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (2023) 44(6) 997-1001

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.116

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Data from the National Healthcare Safety Network were analyzed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the incidence of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) during 2021. Standardized infection ratios were significantly higher than those during the prepandemic period, particularly during 2021-Q1 and 2021-Q3. The incidence of HAI was elevated during periods of high COVID-19 hospitalizations.

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Lastinger, L. M., Alvarez, C. R., Kofman, A., Konnor, R. Y., Kuhar, D. T., Nkwata, A., … Dudeck, M. A. (2023). Continued increases in the incidence of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) during the second year of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 44(6), 997–1001. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.116

Continued increases in the incidence of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) during the second year of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

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