April 13, 2021

Hospital-Acquired Infections among Adult Patients Admitted for COVID-19

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): co-infection, other infections

• 26% of patients admitted for COVID-19 (n=963) to the Johns Hopkins Health System between March and May of 2020 had either a possible, probable, or confirmed hospital acquired infection (HAI).  Independent risk factors for development of probable/confirmed HAI included history of congestive heart failure, dexamethasone during hospitalization, ICU admission prior to HAI, and receipt of antibiotics within 2 days of hospitalization. Of the 5% (62 of 963) patients confirmed HAI, bacteremia and bacterial pneumonia were the most common. 

Smith et al. (Apr 13, 2021). Hospital-Acquired Infections among Adult Patients Admitted for COVID-19. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2021.148