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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2021

Leigh Smith*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Sara M. Karaba
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
George Jones
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Robin K. Avery
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Kathryn Dzintars
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Taylor Helsel
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Baltimore, Maryland
Sara E. Cosgrove
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Valeria Fabre
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
*
Author for correspondence: Leigh Smith, E-mail: lsmit213@jh.edu

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.

Type
Concise Communication
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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