Healthcare-Associated Infections Increased in 2020 During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The CDC study, published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (ICHE), shows substantial increases nationally in HAI and select antibiotic-resistant (AR) infections in 2020 compared to 2019. … The data show initial increases early in 2020 for ventilator-associated events (VAEs), central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia.

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