Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

This study investigated how the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the rate of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar were searched to identify potentially eligible studies published from December 2019 to September 2022. A random effect mode...

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Main Authors:	Usman Abubakar, Ahmed Awaisu, Amer Hayat Khan, Khurshid Alam
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:	Antibiotics
Subjects:	healthcare-associated infections COVID-19 pandemic central line-associated bloodstream infections catheter-associated urinary tract infection surgical site infection <i>Clostridium difficile</i> infection
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/11/1600

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